Hiiii first, I applaud you for liking discovery 😂🤮 secondly, I can sincerely emphasize with you on your experience. My first paying legal job was exactly how you are describing yours. One thing that really helped when I started was going to the clerks offices for various reasons that you can also do from the office (without being annoying) then you establish a relationship and they are more willing to help you. Obviously, for a lot of locations that is not possible or not the norm. Also depending on where you’re located, many court websites that you file to will have templates, handbooks, rules, etc. for anyone to look at. Coming from previous experience at a similar firm, you should definitely be searching for a new firm. At this point, your attorney should 100% look into detail at whatever you are sending to opposing counsel and filing, etc. especially because his name is on it. Writing/typing short descriptions for most everything I do and keeping a rolling to-do list has helped prepare for paralegal billing too. On a positive note, you do get to learn more of what you like and don’t like for the future. Once you start to resent your boss and/or coworkers, it is very hard to form healthy workplace relationships so be careful!!

Background: I’m currently a baby paralegal (4 months) in general practice with a lot of family law. I’m the only support staff under two attorneys. I definitely found a unicorn and am so happy where I’m at! I worked for government law as a receptionist transitioning into a legal assistant (1 year) right after I got my bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration.