1. Employer:
2. Business Phone:
3. Business Address:
4. Business Email:
5. Contact Person:
6. How many lawyers do you employ?
1 to 4
5 to 10
11 to 25
26 to 50
51 to 100
Over 100
7. How many paralegals (legal assistants) do you
employ?
1 to 4
5 to 10
11 to 25
26 to 50
51 to 100
Over 100
8. What are your minimum requirements for an entry
level paralegal?
None
2-year degree
ABA Approved
Certificate
Some experience
4-year degree
Other
If Other, please specify:
9. Which job title does your office use for its legal
support professionals?
Legal Assistant
Paralegal
Other
If Other, please specify:
10. How do you recruit paralegals? (To select
more than one, please hold the CTRL key while clicking)
Newspaper
OCBA Job Bank
Employment Agency
Promotion from
within
SU Legal Studies program listserv
Internet
Other
If Other, please specify:
11. What paralegal skills are used in your office?
(To select more than one, please hold the CTRL key
while
clicking)
Document preparation
Trial preperation
Drafting pleadings
Client interviewing
Legal
research & writing
Other
If Other, please specify:
12. Are the paralegals in your office:
Generalists (used in all areas of law)
Specialists (used primarily in one area of law)
Combination of both, generalists and specialists
Generalists
Specialists
Combination of both
Specialty areas:
13. What is your entry-level salary range for a full-time
paralegal?
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
$25,001-$30,000
Greater than
$31,000
14. Do you offer health benefits for paralegals?
Yes
No
Please list other benefits:
15. When you have employed SU Legal Studies graduates,
do you find them adequately prepared to perform paralegal
duties?
Very well prepared
Well prepared
Somewhat prepared
Not prepared
Comments:
16. Do you, or would you use paralegal student
interns?
Yes
No
17. If "Yes", may we contact you regarding
our internship program?
Yes
No
18. Would you be interested in additional coursework
for your paralegals?
Yes
No
19. What courses would you like to see available for
your paralegals? (To select more than one, please hold
the CTRL key while
clicking)
Legal
Research & Writing
Law Office
Technologies
Contracts
& Commercial Law
Intellectual
Property Law
Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Business Organizations
Municipal Law
Family Law
Tort Law
Property
& Real Estate
Bankruptcy Law
Employment Law
Creditor's Rights
Interviewing,
Invest. & Discovery
Estates,
Wills, & Trusts
Criminal
Law & Procedure
Administrative
Law
Environmental Law
Civil
Practice & Litigation
Healthcare Law
Sport Law
Other
If Other, please specify:
20. Do you offer a tuition-assistance program? (To
select more than one, please hold the CTRL key while
clicking)
for courses
for certificates
for degrees
21. Additional Comments: