LEGAL EMPLOYERS SURVEY 2008

Type of firm
	Law Firm		Government Agency
	Legal Department of a Corporation		Other

For other, please specify

City your office is located in

Size of organization
	1 attorney		6-20 attorneys
	2-5 attorneys		Over 20 attorneys

Current number of paralegals employed by your firm or department
	1		10-20
	2-4		Over 20
	5-10

Number of paralegals hired in the past year
	None		3 or more
	1-2

If you do not hire paralegals, please indicate the reasons.  You may choose more than one.
	Do not have adequate resources currently		Would rather do the work myself
	Do not see any benefit of a paralegal over a secretary		I do hire paralegals but do not have one employed currently
	Believe that paralegals exceed their authority		Other
	Would rather hire a law clerk

For other, please specify

To the best of your knowledge, have you used paralegal students or graduates from the ULV Legal Studies Program?
	Yes		Don't know
	No

Check the area(s) in which your firm practices
	Administrative Law		Labor/Employment
	Bankruptcy		Litigation
	Corporate/Business Law		Medical Malpractice
	Criminal Law		Real Estate
	Family Law		Wills, Probate, Trusts and Estates
	Immigration Law		Workers’ compensation
	Insurance Defense		Other

For other, please specify

Indicate below the education of a typical paralegal hired by your organization
	Some College		Four Year Degree
	Two Year Degree		Four Year Degree plus Paralegal Certificate
	Two Year Degree plus Paralegal Certificate		Paralegal Certificate only

Indicate below the experience of a typical paralegal hired by your organization
	No experience		Experience as a paralegal
	Some law office experience		Experience as a paralegal in a particular area of law

Indicate which skills your paralegals perform.  Check as many as apply
	Act as liaison between attorney and client		Calculate damages
	Attend depositions		Prepare exhibits for trial
	Communicate with opposing attorneys		Prepare jury instructions
	Draft family law forms		Prepare trial notebooks
	Draft pleadings and motions		Prepare real property documents
	Draft wills and trusts or probate documents		Legal research in books
	Electronically file documents with the Court		Legal research on line
	File and retrieve information from courthouse		Research facts and parties on line
	Handle correspondence		Shepardize or Keycite
	Index documents and/or Bates stamping		Summarize depositions
	Interview clients		Summarize medical records
	Locate witnesses, assets		Write appellate briefs
	Maintain docket/calendars		Write interoffice memoranda
	Organize files		Other
	Prepare and respond to discovery

Indicate the computer programs or software your paralegals use
	Corel WordPerfect		Essential Forms
	Microsoft Word		Time keeping program
	Other word processing program		Lexis
	Excel		Westlaw
	Summation, Concordance or other such database		Other on-line legal research tool
	CompuLaw		Dissomaster
	Legal Solutions		Other
	Hotdocs

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Do you update (Shepardize or Keycite, for example)
	By book		On line

Indicate the general starting salary of a paralegal in your firm
	Less than $10.00 per hour or $20,800 annually if full-time		Between $17.01 and $20.00 per hour ($35,361 - $41,600 annually if full time)
	Between $10.01 and $15.00 per hour ($20,801 - $31,200 annually if full time)		Over $20.00 per hour or $41,601 annually if full time
	Between $15.01 and $17.00 per hour ($31,201 - $35,360 annually if full time)

What qualities would you like to see in applicants for paralegal positions

If you would like to learn about our internship program, receive results of this survey, or advertise a job with the department, either contact us at legalstudies@ulv.edu or provide your name, address and telephone and what information you would like.
	I would like to get information about your internship program		I would like to find out how to list jobs with the department
	I would like the results of this survey		I would like someone to contact me

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Thank you so much for your assistance.