P2P2 — Developing Professional
Developing
Draft routine legal correspondence and standard contracts using templates; perform legal research on straightforward issues.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Begin preparing pleadings or affidavits under attorney review.
- Draft routine legal correspondence.
- Use templates to draft standard contracts.
- Perform legal research on straightforward issues.
- Assist in the preparation of legal arguments.
- Coordinate with clients for document collection.
- Support attorneys in hearings and depositions.
- Maintain accurate and organized records.
- Draft legal correspondence and contracts.
- Conduct legal research.
- Prepare pleadings under supervision.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Legal drafting
- Research skills
- Template usage
- Client coordination
- Document management
- Communication
- Time management
- Confidentiality handling
- Legal drafting techniques
- Research methodologies
- Contract templates
- Legal correspondence formats
- Client interaction protocols
- Hearing and deposition preparation
- Record keeping standards
- Basic legal principles
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Confidentiality
- Adaptability
- Legal research
- Drafting skills
- Client coordination
- Record management
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, or a relevant technical field
- Paralegal certification (e.g. NALA, NFPA) preferred
- Experience in legal drafting
Common titles
Paralegal IIParalegal 2
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 23-0000 — Legal Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.