If I recall, Hayley mentioned at the start of the series that she was an orphan and didn't have family... and a good con artist researches their mark and adjusts based on what they find out. So I could have seen Hayley playing up the poor little orphan girl routine because we all know the Dupree's are a gullible bunch that tries to help the little person because they have so much to give.
Plus, she probably observed that Dani and Bill had nothing in common.. and she probably pretended she was into law in order to strike up a friendship with Naomi, and Naomi probably suggested Hayley work at her father Bill's law firm to help get her foot in the door.. and Hayley stated she wanted to become a paralegal because she was into law, etc. And it wouldn't take too long to become a paralegal.
In regards to the paralegal position, my late mom was a paralegal and she started out at the company as a legal secretary and the law firm she worked at paid for her schooling. My mom opted for the associate degree route of 2 years, but there is a quicker track for becoming a paralegal.
Quickest way, you can get hired as a legal assistant/secretary, take classes online and/or at night, get more duties, and once you complete the certificate program... can be promoted. The certificate program timeline can range from 3 months to a year and you can get promoted if you can prove your ability to handle the duties of a paralegal.
Hayley could have followed that route and I also recall during the sexual harassment suit that one of the defendants had complained that she was passed over for the paralegal job because she wouldn't sleep with that one individual (who got fired by Bill) and it was given to Hayley.. even though she was more qualified/more experienced than Hayley.
At the same time, there was one scene between Tomas and Caroline in regards to how odd it was that Hayley broke protocol on providing paperwork to Lynette.. and they had mentioned how by the book Hayley was before she got promoted to paralegal.
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