The Paralegal Route

Five firms gave training contracts to their own paralegals rather than to graduate applicants. This is how that route works, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how to be the obvious internal candidate.

What is in it

• The five firms that promote their own paralegals, with the numbers
• What the job is really like, by practice area
• What it pays, from ONS data rather than recruiter guesswork
• How to find a role when most are never advertised
• Your first 90 days, and when to ask about a training contract
• Six questions to ask before you accept