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<div class="NTForums_Quote">Posted By MissSukie on 11/19/2007 05:48 PM<br>Hi All.  My name is Pam, and "MissSukie" just an online name.  I graduated from Saint Mary's Paralegal Program in 1987 and have worked as an independent contractor ever since, having worked as a legal secretary before that for years.  I work out of my home in the OC in Southern California and have about 15 attorney-clients throughout the state.  I mostly do civil litigation but also do motions, research, brief writing and appeals in family law, probate, bankruptcy and criminal.  Sometimes I'm hired to go in a law office and work up cases they've been sitting on.  Once I was hired just to review and itemize a room full of boxes of documents, and ended up working on that case for the next 5 years as it passed through 4 different attorney's.  Ha.  Three times I have traveled upstate to trial assist.  It's fun. <br>  <br> I started working freelance because I had a small child and did not like the flack when I wanted to stay home if she was sick, etc.  I've accepted a job with a firm twice since 1987 and only lasted a few months because of the boredom or silly office rules (at one firm I wasn't allowed to type up my own file labels, it had to go to a clerk - waste of time). <br>  <br> Anyway, I'm so happy I accidentally found this site and hope to be a part of it.  I'd be happy to help anyone with California questions. I would like some input from you all about hourly rates.  I charge $50.00 per hour.  I would be very interested in knowing what other freelancers charge in California and other states.  I would also be interested in salaries litigation paralegals are making in firms.  <br>  <br> This site is going to be fun.  </div><br><br>

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