Lawstop

As one barrister said - "Paralegal Sweatshop" - Paralegal Lawstop Employee Review

2.0

Sep 9, 2023

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Pros

Often hire those without any "real" experience, which is essential in this job market. Very interesting and diverse work available. Despite being a paralegal you are essentially doing a caseworker's job, so you learn very fast. Paralegals help each other and have great comradery. Depending on manager, work pattern can be flexible.

Cons

Business model is built on exploiting desperate law graduates early in their career, still passionate about social justice. Therefore, unlikely to change substantively. Bullying (by one particular solicitor) is an open secret and tolerated by management. Said solicitor often run through paralegals. The latest escapee had to take two weeks off from stress. Paralegals are not provided with enough training and are expected to hit billing target very quickly. There are hidden targets (performance markers you are expected to hit but not communicated to you). Pay is not competitive at all, thus a very high turnover rate. There are maybe 2 - 3 paralegals that lasted more than a year.

Lawstop Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We do our best to make our employees feel valued and supported. We aim to give all of our employees the training, confidence and support they need to succeed in their careers. We understand that pay is a crucial factor in job satisfaction, and we regularly review our compensation policies to ensure that they remain competitive and aligned with the industry. We have an open door policy at Lawstop, and encourage all our staff to contact HR if they have any concerns. We have taken your feedback on board.

As one barrister said - "Paralegal Sweatshop" - Paralegal Lawstop Employee Review

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