I have been a paralegal since 1998 and I had, at one time, hated my job. I honestly feel that it depends on what type of law you work in. For instance, I worked for a plaintiff personal injury firm that also handled criminal law, divorce and real estate in New York…Long Island, not the city. I absolutely hated what I did. I thought several times about leaving the field, but, I am so interested in how law works. I finally moved to Florida, and began working in a workers’ comp/employment law defense firm. What a difference! I now absolutely love my job, my firm, my boss and co-workers. If you enjoy the legal field, try to find the type of law that interests you the most. I love to prove when a plaintiff is lying and snoop around on the internet and dig up dirt on them. So many people have no idea how much information can be found on you. If you are claiming that you were injured on the job and the next day you are climbing a mountain and taking 20-mile hikes and you post pictures of yourself doing so…I will find out! So, before you give up on your career that had interested you at one point (or you wouldn’t be a Paralegal), change which area of law you are working in, it just might end up being as wonderful as you originally thought it would be!
Recovering Paralegal 
I have been a paralegal since 1998 and I had, at one time, hated my job. I honestly feel that it depends on what type of law you work in. For instance, I worked for a plaintiff personal injury firm that also handled criminal law, divorce and real estate in New York…Long Island, not the city. I absolutely hated what I did. I thought several times about leaving the field, but, I am so interested in how law works. I finally moved to Florida, and began working in a workers’ comp/employment law defense firm. What a difference! I now absolutely love my job, my firm, my boss and co-workers. If you enjoy the legal field, try to find the type of law that interests you the most. I love to prove when a plaintiff is lying and snoop around on the internet and dig up dirt on them. So many people have no idea how much information can be found on you. If you are claiming that you were injured on the job and the next day you are climbing a mountain and taking 20-mile hikes and you post pictures of yourself doing so…I will find out! So, before you give up on your career that had interested you at one point (or you wouldn’t be a Paralegal), change which area of law you are working in, it just might end up being as wonderful as you originally thought it would be!