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Skills that raise your pay

• Electronic discovery

  Managing hundreds of thousands of documents in litigation software. The single most marketable technical skill in this field.

• A specialty practice area

  Patents, immigration, estates, real estate closings. Specialists are paid more and poached often.

• Certified Paralegal credential

  A national exam recognized by the American Bar Association and by dozens of paralegal associations.

• Trial preparation

  People who can run the exhibits and the binders through a three-week trial are worth a lot in that month.

• Billing and practice management

  Understanding how a firm makes money puts you on the management track.