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Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
Please answer the following questions if you currently employ or have employed Eastern Kentucky University paralegal graduates. Your comments are completely confidential.
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Indicate the type of law firm you are associated with.
| Private/solo practitioner |
| Private/2-5 attorneys |
| Private/6-15 attorneys |
| Private/more than 15 attorneys |
| Public/government/legal aid etc. |
| Legal department of corporation/bank |
| Other, Please Specify |
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Please supply the ratio of attorneys to paralegals in your office.
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In your experience, have the duties assigned to paralegals in your office been expanding?
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Have paralegals proven to be a source of profit or savings for your office?
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Has the use of paralegals resulted in lower fees for your clients?
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Do you expect that your office will be expanding the number of paralegals in the near future? (next year or two)
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If yes, how many and in what areas?
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How would you assess your client satisfaction with the paralegals in your office?
| Very Unsatisfied | Unsatisfied | Satisfied | Very Satisfied |
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Indicate the top three characteristics or skills you look for when hiring a paralegal.
| Comfortable with technology |
| Creativity/imagination |
| Analytical skills |
| Leadership skills |
| Good listner |
| Multi-lingual |
| Motivated |
| Ability to work with public |
| Enthusiastic |
| Good oral communication skills |
| Strong GPA |
| Experience |
| Other, Please Specify |
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What is the minimum amount of education or previous paralegal work experience that you require of your entry level paralegals?
| 4 year paralegal degree |
| 2 year paralegal degree |
| Any 4 year degree + paralegal certification |
| Any 2 year degree + paralegal certification |
| Any 4 year degree |
| Any 2 year degree |
| High school diploma |
| Work experience, if so how much? |
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How do you recruit paralegals? (Check all that apply)
| Employment agency |
| Advertisement |
| Word of mouth |
| Contact local bar or paralegal association |
| Contact EKU or paralegal education program director |
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Do you hire paralegal interns?
Please enter your e-mail address if you wish to be added to a list of possible internship supervisors. (Note: The survey will remain confidential despite this entry.)
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| No |
| No, but would like to begin. |
| Enter E-mail Address Below |
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Do you have any advancement ladder for you paralegals? (i.e. Paralegal I, Paralegal II, Paralegal III, Senior paralegal, etc.)
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If yes, please state types of classifications.
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Do you provide your paralegals with secretarial support?
| Each paralegal has his/her own secretary |
| Shares a secretary |
| No secretarial support |
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Please state your office's current entry level salary for a 4-year paralegal degree.
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Please state your office's current entry level salary for a 2-year paralegal degree?
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Please state your office's current entry level salary for Post-Baccalaureate.
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Does your office usually pay bonuses?
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If yes, how much annually?
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Based on your experience with paralegals from the EKU paralegal program and from other programs, how would you rate EKU?
| Better than most | About the same | Not as good as other programs |
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One of the goals of a good paralegal program is to prepare students in the fundamentals needed to readily expand their skills once on the job. How well prepared in the necessary fundamentals were your EKU paralegals at the time they were hired?
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In regard to the fundamentals listed below, how well prepared were the EKU paralegals at the time they were hired?
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| Corporate law |
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| Administratvie law |
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| Analyze legal documents |
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| Draft legal documents |
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| Legal research |
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| Organize, index, filing of documents |
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| Interview clients/witnesses |
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| Telephone skills |
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| General analytical ability |
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| General knowledge |
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| Reading and comprehension |
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| Writing |
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Based on your professional experience and current position, please check the three course requirements, listed below, you think are the most important.
| Introduction to Law |
| Legal Research & Writing I |
| Legal Research & Writing II |
| Civil Law & Liability |
| Real Estate & Bankruptcy |
| Family Law Practice |
| Criminal Law Practice & Procedure |
| Litigation Practice & Procedure |
| Probate Practice & Procedure |
| Corporations & Business Organizations |
| Administrative Agency Practice |
| Legal Administration & Computers |
| Paralegal Internship |
| American Government |
| Accounting |
| Advanced English Composition |
| Tax Law |
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In addition to the courses listed above, which courses do you think should be added to our curriculum?
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Briefly state the three most responsible tasks performed by paralegals in your office.
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With what frequency do you have paralegals perform the following skills?
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| Analyze legal documents |
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| Organize, index, file documents |
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| Investigate facts |
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| Legal research by computer |
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| Legal research by books |
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| Research local/court rules |
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| Draft correspondence |
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| Draft legal forms |
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| Draft legal filings or procedures |
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To help us better prepare our students in the technology that regional law offices are using, please check the programs that you primarily use in your office from each of the following categories: Office suites; Calendering/docket control & case manaement; Litigation support; and Legal timekeeping & billing.
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Office Suites (Check all that apply)
| Microsoft office (Microsoft corp.) |
| Microsoft word processor |
| Excel spreadsheet |
| Access database |
| Powerpoint |
| Word perfect office (Corel Corp) |
| Word perfect word processor |
| Quantro pro spreadsheet |
| Paradox database |
| Corel presentations |
| Lotus office (Lotus Corp) |
| Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet |
| Approach database |
| Lotus presentations |
| Lotus notes calendaring |
| None |
| Other, Please Specify |
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Calendaring/Docket Control & Case Management (Check all that apply)
| Abacus law (Abacus Data Base) |
| Neeles (Chesapeake Interlink Ltd) |
| Time matters (Data.txt Corp) |
| Amicus attorney (Gravel & Gown) |
| Legal files (Legal files software) |
| None |
| Other, Please Specify |
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Litigation Support (Check all that apply)
| Summation (Summation Legal Tech) |
| Trialmaker (Trialmaker software) |
| Law Pro (Law Pro Inc.) |
| None |
| Other, Please Specify |
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Legal Timekeepping & Billing (Check all that apply)
| TABS (Software Tech) |
| PC Law (Alumni Computer Group) |
| Timeslips (Sage U.S.) |
| ProLaw (ProLaw) |
| Juris (Juris Corp) |
| None |
| Other, Please Specify |
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Please list any other law Specific software that you regularly use in you law office. (i.e., for realestate, probate, bankruptcy, etc.)
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* The information below will only be used for record keeping and at no time will your responses be linked to your name or organization. Because we respect your confidentiality, all results are only presented in aggregate form. No individual responses are reported.
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The Eastern Kentucky University Paralegal Program thanks you for helping our students. If you would like to receive a copy of the compiled results of this survey, including statistics derived for paralegal salary and benefits, please send us an e-mail at paralegal@eku.edu and we will forward the results once they are compiled.
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