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Paralegal change of status research 2012-2014

15 Sep 2015

The 43% of those who are undertaking paralegal work within a paralegal or law firm in their current position is almost equally made up of those who were practising in one of these settings prior to a change (21%) and those whose status/position was NOT in a paralegal or law firm prior to a change (22%). [...] Movement Between Practice in Paralegal or Law Firm and Other Types of Settings In analysing factors that are driving a change of status, much of the analysis focuses on those who are moving in or out of a position in a paralegal or law firm: Those who have left a paralegal or law firm setting to move to another setting/status; Those who have remained in a paralegal or law firm; and, Those wh [...] The 43% who report that they are practising in a paralegal firm or law firm after a change of status is composed of: 11% who were in a paralegal firm and stayed in a paralegal firm after their change; 4% who began in a law firm and moved to a paralegal firm; 21% 2% who began in a paralegal firm and moved to a law firm; and, 4% who began in a law firm and stayed in a law firm; 18% who wer [...] This group is composed of: 17% who held a position in a paralegal firm and moved to a position outside of a paralegal or law firm; 9% who held a position in a law firm and moved to a position outside of a paralegal or law firm; and, 31% who were not practising in a paralegal or law firm and remained outside of these two practice settings. [...] Previous Previous Previous and position in Previous and position in current position paralegal or law current position paralegal or law both in firm/ Current both in firm/ Current paralegal or law position not in paralegal or law position not in firm paralegal or law firm paralegal or law firm firm n= 186 197 186 197.
legal assistants
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75
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Ottawa, Ontario