How much money can you make assisting a lawyer as a paralegal? -

Of course you would have to go to school but I am just trying to get a idea.

i m not sure about 40-45k a year...maybe more, maybe less...depends on the situation. I m going to law school and i m told they do most of the reasearch!

You don t have to go to paralegal school to do it. My sister got a bachelors in managment, and had a file clerk job at a law firm during school, she then was offered a paralegal job by the same firm and made I think close to $40K a year, but she was also intending on going to law school, so i don t know how much that played into her getting that job. But I know it ain t bad money...

I work in Tucson, Arizona and average $40K per year. Phoenix pays more and other states like Washington State in Seattle make upwards of $55K to $65K per year.

The ones in the office where I work make about 70k, but they speak Spanish (which is in very high demand).

Salaries in all fields vary dramatically depending on town and the company hiring . . . the best way to determine for the area you are interested in is . . . to look at the classifieds , help wanted paralegals. . . then call amp; inquire about the compensation package for entry level if it is not indicated in the listing. Also , call several listings to see what the difference is between employers.