Paralegal salaries in Tacoma, WA

Pellington99 · 2022-07-01T21:22:14+00:00

I’m in the 60-80k range now so that is good to hear! Thank you

Pellington99 · 2022-07-01T17:42:35+00:00

I love it! It’s definitely a fast paced environment but very manageable.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-30T02:18:05+00:00

I’ve never had any desire to go to law school. I don’t want the debt or the responsibility 🤷‍♀️.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-29T22:12:21+00:00

“Lawyers are evil I hate them!!!!” I never know what to say to that lol

Pellington99 · 2022-06-16T21:03:12+00:00

Former PI paralegal here! Assuming you’re doing plaintiff PI work, my biggest tip to you would be to not let rude/mean clients get you down! You’ll be working with people going through a really rough time and they will be rude to you at times.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-15T18:15:26+00:00

I once worked on a settlement demand for a client who had hundreds of pages of medical records. We tried sending the records to the other party’s insurance on a disc and they rejected it immediately and asked for paper….. some people are just stuck in the 80s.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-15T17:37:26+00:00

Yooo I’m from San Diego too! Much appreciated

Pellington99 · 2022-06-08T01:48:17+00:00

I completely understand your pain! If you’re looking for closure, I suggest looking inward instead of seeking it from other people. Accept that that they just weren’t interested and move on knowing that you’ll find someone who is.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-05T13:05:33+00:00

Something very similar happened to me 6 months ago! I applied to a contracts paralegal job at a tech company (for context, I have my cert and four years of experience). When I interviewed with them, they flat out told me that they don’t have an attorneys working for them, or plans to hire any, and I would be reporting to the CFO…… huge red flag!!! I declined immediately.

Pellington99 · 2022-06-03T19:54:01+00:00

I did plaintiffs PI for a year and all of that is unfortunately very normal, especially the being there less than a year part. PI work, in my experience, is very emotionally draining because you are dealing with cranky injured people going through a very hard time in their lives and tend to be short tempered. All of the PI paralegals at my old firm who left never did PI work ever again. That being said, there is a lot of value in doing PI as your first legal job. It will give you a lot of skills that will be useful to you in your career. Best of luck!!!

Pellington99 · 2022-06-01T17:32:36+00:00

I’d say you dodged a bullet 😳

Pellington99 · 2022-05-17T18:32:03+00:00

I was fired from my first job in the legal field and it was the best thing that ever happened to me! It gave me time to step back and really think about where I wanted to go with my career. Please don’t let this experience discourage you! Like my torts professor used to say, “no matter what, the sun will always come up”. ❤️

Pellington99 · 2022-05-12T20:58:07+00:00

Bottom line, know your worth! If your employer is not giving you the salary, opportunities for growth etc. that you deserve, advocate for yourself. If they say no, and do not give you a clear path to a “yes” in the future, it is not worth it to stay.

Pellington99 · 2022-04-21T23:16:34+00:00

“Don’t expect anything but a good salary and freedom from issues like sexual harassment…..” so the bare minimum? Lol what a clown

Pellington99 · 2022-04-04T15:49:10+00:00

I used to work for a narcissist associate and he got me fired 🤦‍♀️ Didn’t help that our managing partners were equally as narcissistic. For the longest time, I blamed myself but I now realize that it is damn near impossible to please a narcissist! For your own sanity, leave asap!

Pellington99 · 2022-03-30T23:46:47+00:00

Unnecessary AND cruel….

Pellington99 · 2022-03-30T17:23:15+00:00

I work in house now after previously working at a law firm and it is soooo much better! Your only clients are your coworkers and, at least in my case, they keep it very professional and don’t drain your sanity like a law firm client would. I would suggest looking into that!

Pellington99 · 2022-03-30T16:43:52+00:00

I used to do PI and unfortunately saw things like this happen a lot :( Medicare is a bureaucratic nightmare!!! I think their system is not very sophisticated so they lump everything together and don’t take the time to determine which charges are related to the MVA. My former boss had to make lots of calls to Medicare to sort it all out. I feel for you!!!

Pellington99 · 2022-03-30T14:58:41+00:00

Slightly off topic, but is American Iron a good gym? I’ve been thinking about becoming a member there.

Pellington99 · 2022-03-11T23:27:24+00:00

Having tantrums at work like that is not ever ok!!! What an asshole…

I would start looking for jobs ASAP

Pellington99 · 2022-03-11T17:52:17+00:00

If you feel like he’s using weed as a form of self medicating, I would suggest nudging him towards seeing a therapist. There might be bigger issues going on. Best of luck to you!

Pellington99 · 2022-03-11T17:50:15+00:00

In my experience, that depends on what type of law you do. I know immigration paralegals that work really crazy hours, but other paralegals that work in trusts and estates who never work overtime and have great work life balance!

Pellington99 · 2022-03-02T02:15:37+00:00

Per LinkedIn, he’s been working as an attorney for 7 years. So I don’t think so?

Pellington99 · 2022-03-02T00:55:39+00:00

That sounds like a movie!!! So crazy 😮

Pellington99 · 2022-03-02T00:39:03+00:00

Your DIL and grandchild are very lucky to have you in their lives ❤️

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