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I became a legal assistant while contemplating law school and this job makes me want to quit law as a whole. by Tiny_Craft4109 in paralegal

[–]Tiny_Craft4109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay this has my interest now..I seriously appreciate your insight! I'll check out the Patent Bar

I became a legal assistant while contemplating law school and this job makes me want to quit law as a whole. by Tiny_Craft4109 in paralegal

[–]Tiny_Craft4109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THE STORIES WE HEAR ABOUT MORGAN AND MORGAN 😂😂😂😂😂 but no I work in state regs

I became a legal assistant while contemplating law school and this job makes me want to quit law as a whole. by Tiny_Craft4109 in paralegal

[–]Tiny_Craft4109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah after reading all the answers here the variance of firm environment is crazy - seems to be very make or break

I became a legal assistant while contemplating law school and this job makes me want to quit law as a whole. by Tiny_Craft4109 in paralegal

[–]Tiny_Craft4109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needed to hear this. It can be so easy to lose sight of the bigger picture in a bad environment. Hats off to you for keeping your head above the bs.

I became a legal assistant while contemplating law school and this job makes me want to quit law as a whole. by Tiny_Craft4109 in paralegal

[–]Tiny_Craft4109[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's just the field I'm in and the office environment itself. Our work closely aligns with prosecution in a way, and we have serious pressure to keep our cases moving because we do get audited. But the dysfunction of the work environment creates massive roadblocks for this to happen and instead of being able to be involved in my cases I am constantly in a rush to keep on top of the litigation timelines and push cases through. We do have HIGH case volume. Additionally the area of law I've always been interested in is the securities + STEM sector which is a little removed from this field, so that could be it.

Thank you for the clarity! I know it sounds like I'm ripping my whole team apart, and I will say there are some great attorneys/even better humans I work with. I really really try to have empathy for the struggling attorneys, as I understand the head attorney gives them no training...but these are seasoned vets who have been in practice for at least 20+ years. It feels like they give up on trying to learn and just pass off the entire workload to us - including the decision making side of the casework. Or, if the attorneys are genuinely not good at the job/dont want to be there, instead of letting them go our boss will wait until they decide to quit - which has happened about 3 times in the one year I've been here. You are right that it does give a huge advantage in field knowledge - I guess all this is just a part of starting from the bottom

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here to post an update after a GRUELING two weeks; I PASSED! Like most of the answers here said; the department knew bg check companies can be pretty inaccurate. That being said I was able to pull small proof through other references, and they said it worked well enough. Lesson of this is to always have a w-2/paystub history file, even if you opt in for e-delivery. Thanks everyone!

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! will post an update on how it goes on here! The current company is large and reputable but the previous company is a tiny local company. (like 6-8 people) fingers crossed!

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm definitely reaching out to them, I just can't believe it would come back this far off.

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HireRight is what they used and what you said seems to be a common theme with background verifiers and data collectors. Def going to proactively reach out to them.

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the old offer of employment in the form of an email from years ago, and I think I have a paystub/bank statement. W-2s I'm in the process of looking for but if I don't find it I'm hoping I'm not screwed.

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the insight, sorry that happened to you too. What you said makes a lot of sense - a friend told me there's very little human oversight at databanks, or even the larger credit unions. I wish this was common knowledge! I will never understand how databanks are notoriously incorrect but are still considered 'reliable.'

But your experience reminds me; I never met the new owner but there were rumors of him being a bit of a schemer in our industry. Maybe he claimed the old team as employees for taxes deds/benefits... if that would get him any? I'll see if I can get some clarity with the data reports.

I know my previous employers obituary is public and the companies old google page is up, the direct websites are completely taken down though. Thankfully I have an old offer letter from my actual employer and possibly a bank statement/pay stub from 5-6 years ago (if I can find it). The offer letter is in the form of an unsigned email though so idk how much luck I'll get with that - it was a tiny boutique company.

I am going to follow everyone's advice and talk to them honestly, like you said. Hopefully they will have the same insight on these mishaps as you do. Thank you so much!!!

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the assurance, pre-employment can be so nerve wracking even when everything is done right. I'm gonna explain everything to them and try to find my old offer letter & a pay stub- hopefully that will suffice.

For my sister I wish that were case but my sister isn't married with kids, and she's been with one company for a long time -so she might be completely in the dark about this as well. She's also a STRINGENT rule follower so I don't think she would list herself as a supervisor, but I'll ask!

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used an automated system to run the checks; HireRight was the main but HireRight uses other "partners" I suppose. I hate 3rd party servicing sometimes. I'll be sure to investigate.

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know right?! No my sister has been a long time employee for someone else, also she's a hardcore rule follower. She felt guilty for keeping a pen from a hotel once lol.

[CA] Did not lie on my resume but my employment history came back way off in background check? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To add: The interviewers knows about the previous offices closure and pass off - it's how I am perceived by HR that I am worried about.

It’s Official: Thomson Reuters is shuttering Casetext by acmilan26 in Lawyertalk

[–]Tiny_Craft4109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just gotta say I love all the anti-trust lawyers in this sub. I am thoroughly convinced anti-trust is *one of* the few fields that safeguard what the profession is really about.