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How to handle impostor syndrome as a self-taught paralegal

Every other paralegal in my department has a bachelor's degree and went to paralegal school and I just learned on the job but now I feel like a fraud even though I do good work.

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You do good work but feel like a fraud because you didn't get the same schooling as everyone else.

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