If you are a people person and like solving problems, but do not know what career you should strive for, perhaps becoming a paralegal is the right course for you. Not only do they get to work with lawyers, judges, corporate business owners, and countless other interesting people, they get to work with everyday Americans who need their help as much as a huge corporation.
A legal assistant, or paralegal, is a non-lawyer who helps lawyers do legal work both in and out of the courtroom. The main task of a legal assistant is to prepare the documentation needed by the lawyer in case work and trials; they also work in the corporate settings.
Martin Luther King Jr. was quoted as saying, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Many attorneys and lawyers-to-be operate with much the same spirit and have dedicated their lives to the fight for justice for the oppressed and downtrodden.