| I.
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 1. Age range: |
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| 30 years old or younger |
6.26% |
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| 31 to 40 years old |
23.67% |
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| 41 to 50 years old |
38.25% |
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| 51 to 60
years old |
29.14% |
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| 61 years
old or older |
3.22% |
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| 2. Gender: |
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| Male |
2.60% |
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| Female |
97.40% |
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| 3. Race/Ethnicity: |
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African-American = 18 |
4.28% |
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Biracial = 3 |
0.71% |
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Caucasian = 390 |
92.64% |
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European = 1 |
0.24% |
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Hispanic = 1 |
0.24% |
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Japanese-American = 1 |
0.24% |
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Latina = 2 |
0.48% |
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Native American = 2 |
0.48% |
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Other = 2 |
0.48% |
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| 4a. County of your work place: |
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| Alamance |
1.01% |
Lenoir |
0.20% |
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| Beaufort |
0.60% |
Macon |
0.20% |
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| Bladen |
0.20% |
McDowell |
0.40% |
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| Buncombe |
3.02% |
Mecklenburg |
13.51% |
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| Burke |
0.81% |
Moore |
0.60% |
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| Cabarrus |
0.60% |
Nash |
0.81% |
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| Catawba |
1.21% |
New Hanover |
2.02% |
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| Chatham |
0.20% |
Onslow |
0.81% |
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| Cleveland |
0.20% |
Orange |
1.21% |
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| Craven |
3.43% |
Pasquotank |
0.20% |
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| Cumberland |
1.21% |
Pitt |
2.42% |
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| Dare |
0.40% |
Polk |
0.60% |
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| Davidson |
0.40% |
Randolph |
0.81% |
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| Davie |
0.40% |
Richmond |
0.20% |
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| Durham |
9.68% |
Robeson |
0.40% |
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| Forsyth |
6.25% |
Rockingham |
0.60% |
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| Gaston |
0.60% |
Rowan |
0.60% |
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| Granville |
0.20% |
Rutherford |
0.20% |
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| Guilford |
9.88% |
Stanly |
0.20% |
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| Halifax |
0.40% |
Stokes |
0.20% |
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| Harnett |
0.20% |
Surry |
0.81% |
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| Henderson |
0.40% |
Wake |
30.04% |
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| Iredell |
0.20% |
Wayne |
0.60% |
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| Jackson |
0.20% |
Wilson |
0.20% |
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| Johnston |
1.41% |
Yancey |
0.20% |
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| 4b. City of your work place: |
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| Aberdeen |
0.20% |
Lexington |
0.40% |
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| Asheboro |
0.61% |
Liberty |
0.20% |
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| Asheville |
2.83% |
Lillington |
0.20% |
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| Bethel |
0.20% |
Locust |
0.20% |
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| Black Mountain |
0.20% |
Lumberton |
0.20% |
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| Burlington |
0.40% |
Manteo |
0.40% |
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| Burnsville |
0.20% |
Marion |
0.40% |
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| Carthage |
0.20% |
Mebane |
0.61% |
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| Cary |
3.03% |
Mocksville |
0.40% |
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| Chapel Hill |
1.01% |
Morganton |
0.61% |
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| Charlotte |
12.93% |
Morrisville |
1.41% |
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| Concord |
0.61% |
Mount Airy |
0.20% |
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| Cornelius |
0.40% |
New Bern |
3.23% |
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| Durham |
6.67% |
Newton |
0.40% |
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| Efland |
0.20% |
Oxford |
0.20% |
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| Elizabeth City |
0.20% |
Pilot Mountain |
0.61% |
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| Elizabethtown |
0.40% |
Raleigh |
24.04% |
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| Fayetteville |
1.21% |
Red Springs |
0.20% |
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| Franklin |
0.20% |
Research Triangle Park |
3.43% |
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| Fuquay-Varina |
0.20% |
Roanoke Rapids |
0.20% |
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| Garner |
0.40% |
Rocky Mount |
0.81% |
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| Gastonia |
0.61% |
Rutherfordton |
0.20% |
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| Goldsboro |
0.61% |
Salisbury |
0.81% |
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| Greensboro |
9.49% |
Shelby |
0.20% |
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| Greenville |
2.02% |
Smithfield |
1.41% |
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| Halifax |
0.20% |
Southern Pines |
0.20% |
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| Hamlet |
0.20% |
Statesville |
0.20% |
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| Havelock |
0.20% |
Sylva |
0.20% |
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| Hendersonville |
0.40% |
Tryon |
0.40% |
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| Hickory |
0.81% |
Washington |
0.40% |
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| High Point |
0.40% |
Wendell |
0.20% |
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| Jacksonville |
0.81% |
Wentworth |
0.61% |
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| King |
0.20% |
Wilmington |
2.02% |
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| Kinston |
0.20% |
Wilson |
0.20% |
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Winston-Salem |
6.26% |
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| II. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND |
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| 5. Please indicate both the highest level of formal education completed and your
paralegal education attained: |
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| High school or GED |
9.80% |
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| Some college |
23.60% |
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| Associates degree |
19.80% |
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| Bachelors degree |
40.20% |
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| Masters degree |
4.20% |
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| Ph.D. |
0.20% |
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| J.D., LL.M. or LL.D. |
0.30% |
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| Undergraduate certificate program |
1.40% |
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| Post-Baccalaureate certificate program |
12.20% |
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| Associates degree paralegal program |
15.20% |
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| Baccalaureate degree paralegal program |
0.60% |
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| Bachelors Degree Paralegal Program |
1.60% |
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| Masters degree paralegal program |
0.20% |
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| Paralegal certificate program
(Non-Degree) |
21.00% |
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| On-the-job training |
30.80% |
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| Other |
6.60% |
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| 6. Was your paralegal program ABA-approved at
the time you attended? |
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| Yes |
52.00% |
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| No |
28.50% |
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| Unknown |
19.50% |
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| 7. Where did you receive your paralegal
education? |
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| NC Schools |
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| Asheville-Buncombe Technical College |
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| Campbell University Law School |
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| Cape Fear Community College |
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| Carteret Technical Community College |
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| Central Piedmont Community College |
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| Davidson County Community College |
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| Duke University |
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| Durham Technical Community College |
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| Edgecombe Community College |
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| Fayetteville Technical Community College |
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| Forsythe Tech |
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| Greensboro College |
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| Guilford Technical Community College |
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| Johnston County Community College |
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| King's College |
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| Meredith College |
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| Pitt Community College |
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| Queens College |
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| Rockingham Community College |
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| South College (fka Cecil's College) |
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| Southwestern Community College |
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| Surry Community College |
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| UNC Charlotte |
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| UNC Wilmington |
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| Western Piedmont Community College |
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| Wilson Technical Community College |
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| Winston-Salem Business College |
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| Winston-Salem State University |
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| City/States |
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| Asheville, NC |
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| Atlanta, GA |
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| Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Connecticut |
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| Florida |
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| Georgia |
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| Indiana |
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| Iowa |
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| Miami, FL |
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| New York |
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| Virginia |
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| West Virginia |
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| Out-of-State Schools |
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| American Institute for Paralegal Studies |
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| Antioch School of Law |
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| Ball State University |
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| Bershire Community College |
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| Blackstone School of Law |
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| Broome Community College |
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| Broward Community College |
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| Central Texas College |
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| Clayton College & State University |
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| Clovis Community College, Clovis, NM |
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| Coastal Carolina Community College |
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| College of Staten Island |
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| Converse College |
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| Duquesne University |
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| ECPI |
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| First School of Paralegal Studies -
Fairfield, NJ |
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| Florida International University |
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| Georgetown University |
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| Institute for Paralegal Training -
Philadelphia |
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| Kaplan College |
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| Keiser College of Technology -
Tallahassee, FL |
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| Midlands Technical College |
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| Nassau Community College (Hempstead, NY) |
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| National Center for Paralegal Training |
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| New York
University |
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| Northeastern University |
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| Old Dominion University |
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| PCDI (nka Ashworth College) |
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| Penn Foster Career School |
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| Pennsylvania State University |
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| Powelson Business Institute - Syracuse,
NY |
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| Roosevelt University |
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| Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT |
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| South University |
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| Southeastern Paralegal Institute - Dallas, TX |
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| Southern Methodist University |
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| St. Mary's College |
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| Syracuse University |
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| Tallahassee Community College |
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| Technical College of the Lowcountry |
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| Trident Technical College |
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| United States Army |
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| University College at the University of
Richmond |
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| University of Colorado |
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| University of Louisville |
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| University of Maryland University College |
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| University of Maryland University College |
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| University of San Diego |
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| University of Tenneessee |
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| University of the Virgin Islands |
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| III. PARALEGAL INFORMATION |
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| 8. How many years have you worked as a
paralegal? |
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| 5 or less years |
10.72% |
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| 6 to 10 years |
17.32% |
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| 11 to 15 years |
23.10% |
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| 16 to 20 years |
23.30% |
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| 21 to 25 years |
14.02% |
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| 26 to 30 years |
8.04% |
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| 31 to 35 years |
2.47% |
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| 36 to 40+ years |
1.03% |
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| 9. Age you joined the legal profession (any
position): |
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| 20 years old or younger |
18.97% |
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| 21 to 30 years old |
54.98% |
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| 31 to 40 years old |
18.14% |
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| 41 to 50 years old |
6.90% |
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| 51 years old or older |
0.84% |
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| 10. Did you join the legal profession before
you completed a paralegal educational program? |
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| Yes |
70.50% |
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| No |
29.50% |
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| 11. Please indicate any of
these credentials you have attained: |
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| CLA/CP (NALA's Certified Legal
Assistant/Certified Paralegal designation) |
17.10% |
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| CLAS/ACP (NALA's Certified Legal
Assistant Specialist/Advanced Paralegal Certification designation) |
4.30% |
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| RP (NFPA’s paralegal advanced competency
designation) |
0.00% |
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| PP (NALS . . . the association for legal
professionals’ Professional Paralegal designation) |
0.00% |
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| NCCP (North Carolina State Bar’s North
Carolina Certified Paralegal) |
95.70% |
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| AACP (The American Alliance of
Paralegals, Inc.'s American Alliance Certified Paralegal designation) |
4.20% |
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| Other: |
3.90% |
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NC Real Estate Broker |
Notary |
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Certified Deputy Tax Collector / NC Tax Coll Assn |
None |
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NALS . . . Certified PLS/ALS |
CPS, CAP |
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CPA |
Certified Patent Paralegal |
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Certified Fraud Examiner; Private Investigator |
NALA specialty certifications |
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| 12. If you have received NC State Bar paralegal
certification, how did you obtain the certification? |
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| Grandfathered |
97.80% |
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| Exam |
2.2% (10 people) |
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| 13. If you have not yet received it, have you
applied for North Carolina State Bar paralegal certification? |
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| Yes |
12.20% |
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| No |
87.80% |
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| 14. If you have not applied for North Carolina
State Bar paralegal certification, please provide the reason(s) why you have
not applied: |
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NALA certified so saw no reason to obtain NCCP |
Time required to prep for exam/ intimidated by exam material |
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Denied b/c of internet studies |
Don't want to take another exam after having taken NALA exam |
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Was not aware of it |
Doesn't seem worth it |
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Missed grandfather period |
Not eligible because attended law school |
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Do not have school requirement |
No reason |
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No affect on professional status/Not required for job |
CLE is too expensive |
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Person is legal assistant |
Will not take state specific exam |
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| 15. Are there different levels of paralegal
positions in your office? |
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| Yes |
29.60% |
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| No |
70.40% |
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| 16.
What is your title? |
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| TITLE |
# OF RESPONDENTS |
TITLE |
# OF RESPONDENTS |
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| Administrative Assistant |
3 |
Paralegal 1 |
2 |
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| Administrative
assistant/paralegal |
1 |
Paralegal 3 |
1 |
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| Administrative
Associate VIII |
1 |
Paralegal Case Manager |
1 |
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| Appellate
Paralegal |
1 |
Paralegal Coordinator |
1 |
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| Assistant
Director, Office of Technology Transfer |
1 |
Paralegal II |
4 |
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| Assistant
Vice President |
1 |
Paralegal III |
4 |
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| Bankruptcy
and Litigation Specialist |
1 |
Paralegal IV |
1 |
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| Bankruptcy
Paralegal |
6 |
Paralegal or Assistant to |
2 |
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| Business
Organizations and Estate Paralegal |
1 |
Paralegal/Administrative
Assistant |
1 |
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| Certified
Legal Assistant |
3 |
Paralegal/Collections
Administrator |
1 |
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| Certified
Paralegal |
10 |
Paralegal/Legal Secretary/Office
Manager |
1 |
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| Commercial
Real Estate Paralegal |
2 |
Paralegal/Office Manager |
5 |
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| Commercial
Real Estate Paralegal |
1 |
Paralegal/Owner |
2 |
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| Commercial
Transactions Coordinator |
1 |
Paralegal-Senior |
1 |
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| Contract
Coordinator |
1 |
Patent Assistant |
2 |
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| Contracts
Negotiation Specialist |
1 |
Patent Paralegal |
9 |
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| Corporate
Contracts Administrator |
1 |
President of Research Services,
Inc |
1 |
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| Corporate
Governance Officer |
1 |
Property Tax Foreclosure
Paralegal III |
1 |
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| Corporate
Markets/Securities Paralegal |
1 |
Real Estate Paralegal |
7 |
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| Corporate
Paralegal |
7 |
Real Estate Title Paralegal |
2 |
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| Corporate
Real Estate Paralegal |
1 |
Senior Administrative Assistant |
1 |
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| Corporate
Records Manager |
1 |
Senior Corporate Paralegal |
2 |
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| Creditors
Rights Paralegal |
2 |
Senior Legal Analyst |
1 |
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| Dipute
Resolution Paralegal |
1 |
Senior Legal Assistant |
1 |
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| Document
Analyst |
1 |
Senior Legal Specialist |
2 |
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| DomesticParalegal
and DSS paralegal |
1 |
Senior Litigation Paralegal |
2 |
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| Elder
Law Paralegal |
1 |
Senior Paralegal |
29 |
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| Enforcement
and Environmental paralegal |
1 |
Senior Paralegal, NCCP |
1 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL/LAND
USE SPECIALIST |
1 |
Senior Paralegal/Office Manager |
2 |
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| Estate
Administration Paralegal |
1 |
Senoir Corporate Security
Coordinator |
1 |
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| Estate
Administration Paralegal - Office Manager |
1 |
Sr. Litigation Paralegal |
1 |
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| Estate
Administrator |
1 |
Sr. Paralegal |
3 |
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| Family
Law Paralegal |
2 |
Sr. Paralegal/Vice President |
1 |
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| Foreign
Paralegal |
1 |
Supervising Paralegal |
1 |
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| Foreign
Patent Paralegal |
1 |
Supervisor of Legal Services |
1 |
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| Head
Paralegal |
2 |
Tax Paralegal |
1 |
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| HEARING
CLERK |
1 |
Tax/Estates Paralegal |
1 |
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| Intellectual
Property Paralegal |
4 |
Title Abstractor |
1 |
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| Intellectual
Property Paralegal / Legal Assistant |
1 |
Title Examiner |
2 |
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| IP
Administrator |
1 |
Title Examiner/Post
Closing/Bookkeeper/Closer |
1 |
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| IP Legal
Specialist |
1 |
Trademark Formalities Paralegal |
1 |
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| IP
Paralegal |
3 |
Trademark Paralegal |
3 |
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| IP
Paralegal/Trademark Administrator |
1 |
Trusts and Estates Paralegal
Coordinator, NCSBCP |
1 |
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| IP
Patent Paralegal |
2 |
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| Law
Office Administrator |
2 |
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| Lead
Paralegal |
1 |
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| Legal
& Project Specialist |
1 |
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| Legal
Assistant |
25 |
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| Legal
Assistant/Paralegal |
3 |
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| Legal
Assistant/Office Manager |
1 |
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| Legal
Secretary |
3 |
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| Legal
Special Projects Manager and NCCP |
1 |
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| Litigation
Coordinator/Paralegal |
1 |
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| Litigation
Paralegal |
15 |
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| Manager |
2 |
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| Manager
of Legal Affairs |
1 |
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| Manager,
IP & Contracts |
1 |
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| North
Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal (or some variation thereof) |
37 |
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| Nurse/Paralegal/Med
mal |
1 |
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| Office
Administrator / Paralegal |
1 |
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| Office
Manager |
3 |
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| Office
Manager & Medicaid Legal Assistant |
1 |
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| Office
Manager/Paralegal |
2 |
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| Paralegal |
189 |
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| Paralegal
(NCCP) |
5 |
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| Paralegal
(specializing in Custody and Child Support Issues) |
1 |
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| Paralegal
/ Legal Assistant |
3 |
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| 17. How long have you been employed by your
present employer? |
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| Less than 1 year |
5.61% |
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| 1-5 years |
34.96% |
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| 6-10 years |
23.84% |
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| 11-15 years |
15.73% |
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| 16-20 years |
12.07% |
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| 21-25 years |
5.24% |
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| 26-30 years |
1.60% |
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| Over 30 years |
0.80% |
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| 18. How did you obtain your current position? |
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| Unsolicited resume |
8.70% |
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| Classified advertisement |
15.90% |
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| School placement |
1.80% |
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| Promotion |
5.60% |
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| Paralegal association job bank |
0.40% |
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| Networking |
32.10% |
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| Employment agency |
12.30% |
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| CareerBuilder, Monster, or other online
job database |
4.60% |
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| Other |
18.50% |
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| 19. What do you feel helped you obtain your
current position? |
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| Experience |
30.30% |
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| Education |
5.70% |
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| Both a & b |
51.10% |
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| Certification |
1.60% |
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| Other: |
11.20% |
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Personality during interview |
Held prior position within company |
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Experience, Education and Certification |
Recommendation/Referral |
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Networking |
Internship |
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| 20. Please indicate which of the following best
describes your work environment: |
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| Open desk |
7.00% |
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| Shared cubicle |
1.00% |
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| Shared interior office |
5.40% |
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| Shared exterior office |
1.70% |
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| Private cubicle |
14.50% |
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| Private interior office |
46.90% |
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| Private exterior office |
23.60% |
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| Other: |
2.69% |
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Front desk |
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Work remotely |
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Home office |
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| 21. Have you served on a North Carolina Bar
Association Paralegal Division committee? |
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| Yes, I am currently serving on a
committee. |
4.90% |
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| Yes, I have previously served on a
committee. |
9.80% |
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| No, I have not served on a committee, and
would not be interested in doing so. |
57.60% |
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| No, but would be interested in doing so. |
27.70% |
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| 22. Of what other legal organizations are you a
member? |
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| National Association of Legal Assistants,
Inc. |
16.10% |
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| National Federation of Paralegal
Associations, Inc. |
0.20% |
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| North Carolina Paralegal Association,
Inc. |
30.30% |
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| North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Legal Assistants Division |
6.10% |
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| Alamance County Paralegal Association |
0.50% |
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| Cumberland County Paralegal Association |
0.50% |
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| Guilford Paralegal Association (formerly
Greensboro Paralegal Association) |
2.10% |
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| Metrolina Paralegal Association |
5.40% |
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| Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association |
10.40% |
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| Legal Support Staff of North Carolina |
1.90% |
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| Research Triangle Paralegal Association,
Inc. |
5.20% |
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| Asheville Area Paralegal Association |
2.60% |
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| NC Association of Defense Attorneys-
Paralegal Division |
4.30% |
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| None |
31.20% |
|
| Other: |
15.40% |
|
|
American Association for Justice Paralegal Division |
North Carolina Assocation of Women Attorneys; |
|
|
American Bar Association |
North Carolina Association of County Clerks |
|
|
Association of Legal Administrators |
North Carolina Notary Association |
|
|
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association Inc. |
North Carolina State Bar |
|
|
Council for Children's Rights Custody Advocate |
North Carolina Tax Collectors Association |
|
|
Dirty Thirty Legal Assistants |
Other NCBA sections/divisions |
|
|
Durham-Orange Association of Women Attroneys |
Pitt County Paralegal Association |
|
|
International Trademark Association |
Society for Human Resources Management |
|
|
Land Title Association |
Triangle Intellectual Property Lawyers Association |
|
|
LSS Johnston County |
|
|
| IV. EMPLOYER INFORMATION |
|
|
|
| 23. Which best describes your employer? |
|
| Private law firm |
77.20% |
|
| Corporation |
11.90% |
|
| Bank |
1.30% |
|
| Insurance company |
0.90% |
|
| Government |
4.70% |
|
| Health or medical field |
0.40% |
|
| Non-profit organization |
0.90% |
|
| Legal Services |
0.20% |
|
| Other |
2.60% |
|
|
LLC |
Retail |
|
|
Currently on study break |
Health/Medical Defense |
|
|
Education |
Part-time w/ sole practitioner &
contract w/ other law firm |
|
|
Currently not working as a paralegal |
Corporation in which they are the
sole shareholder |
|
|
Self-employed - provide research services for NC attorneys |
|
|
| 24. How many paralegals work in your place of
employment? |
|
| 1 to 10 |
327 respondents |
|
| 11 to 20 |
71 respondents |
|
|
| 21 to 30 |
27 respondents |
|
|
| 31 to 50 |
20 respondents |
|
|
| 51 to 100 |
9 respondents |
|
|
| 101 - 200 |
7 respondents |
|
|
| 201 + |
1 respondent |
|
|
|
|
|
| 25. How many attorneys work in your place of
employment? |
|
| 1 to 10 |
238 respondents |
|
| 11 to 20 |
63 respondents |
|
| 21 to 30 |
40 respondents |
|
| 31 to 40 |
12 respondents |
|
| 41 to 50 |
18 respondents |
|
| 51 to 100 |
47 respondents |
|
| 101 to 200 |
21 respondents |
|
| 201 - 499 |
9 respondents |
|
| 500 to 1000 |
7 respondents |
|
| Over 1000 |
2 respondents |
|
|
|
| 26. How many secretaries/legal assistants work
in your place of employment? |
|
| 0 |
42 respondents |
|
| 1 to 10 |
258 respondents |
|
| 11 to 20 |
57 respondents |
|
| 21 to 30 |
28 respondents |
|
| 31 to 40 |
17 respondents |
|
| 41 to 50 |
12 respondents |
|
| 51 to 100 |
13 respondents |
|
| 101 - 200 |
8 respondents |
|
| 500 |
1 respondent |
|
|
|
| 27. What is the number of employees in your
place of employment, excluding attorneys and paralegals? |
|
| 0 |
32 respondents |
|
| 1 to 50 |
280 respondents |
|
| 51 to 100 |
26 respondents |
|
| 101 to 500 |
37 respondents |
|
| 501 to 1000 |
8 respondents |
|
| 1001 to 5000 |
11 respondents |
|
| Over 5000 |
10 respondents |
|
|
|
| 28. Which position is in charge of the
management of the paralegals in your place of employment? |
|
| Supervising attorney(s) |
63.40% |
|
| Attorney Administrator |
3.40% |
|
| Paralegal Administrator |
5.60% |
|
| Office Manager/Administrator |
20.40% |
|
| Other |
7.10% |
|
|
Human Resources Department |
|
|
|
Sole employee of corporation |
|
|
|
No supervisor for paralegal(s) |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
| 29. Do you commute longer than fifteen minutes
to your place of employment? |
|
| Yes |
60.00% |
|
|
| No |
40.00% |
|
|
|
| If yes, how long? |
|
|
|
|
| 15-30 min |
62.50% |
|
|
|
|
| 30-45 min |
37.10% |
|
|
|
|
| 1.5 hrs |
0.40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| V. WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
|
|
|
| 30. Please indicate your current work status: |
|
| Full time (>35 hrs/wk) |
91.90% |
|
| Part-time (<35 hrs/wk) |
5.80% |
|
| Temporary |
0.40% |
|
| Other |
1.90% |
|
|
Currently on study break |
|
|
Full-time contract work |
|
|
Part-time 28 hrs/wk |
|
|
Part-time 35 hrs/wk |
|
|
20hrs/wk at office and b/w 10-40 hrs/wk as contract paralegal |
|
|
|
| 31. Please indicate the secretarial assistance
provided to you: |
|
| Personal secretary |
3.50% |
|
| Share secretary with office staff |
22.00% |
|
| Perform own secretarial duties |
58.00% |
|
| Access to secretarial pool |
5.40% |
|
| Other* |
11.10% |
|
| *The
Other responses consisted of unique sharing situations or for paralegals who
have no secretarial assistance at all (i.e. perform own secretarial duties). |
|
|
|
| 32. Which of the following do you attend
(indicate all that apply) and how often? |
|
|
Often |
Occasionally |
Rarely |
Never |
|
| Attorney/client meetings |
36.2% (160) |
36.0% (159) |
18.1% (80) |
10.0% (44) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Depositions |
4.7% (18) |
10.7% (41) |
20.6% (79) |
64.2% (246) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Arbitrations |
4.2% (16) |
6.1% (23) |
12.5% (47) |
77.5% (292) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mediations |
6.3% (24) |
8.7% (33) |
15.8% (60) |
69.5% (264) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Real estate closings |
13.9% (55) |
11.4% (45) |
4.8% (19) |
70.4% (278) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Court-hosted settlement conferences |
3.7% (14) |
6.0% (23) |
10.4% (40) |
79.9% (306) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Motions |
6.3% (24) |
11.7% (45) |
10.4% (40) |
71.5% (274) |
|
|
|
|
| Calendar call |
4.2% (16) |
4.7% (18) |
11.5% (44) |
79.9% (307) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Voir dire |
6.2% (23) |
9.2% (34) |
8.4% (31) |
76.3% (283) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trials |
11.9% (46) |
16.9% (65) |
16.4% (63) |
54.8% (211) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Administrative hearings |
3.4% (13) |
7.4% (28) |
12.4% (47) |
76.7% (290) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Merger/acquisition closings |
8.1% (31) |
5.0% (19) |
7.9% (30) |
79.5% (303) |
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
25.2% (41) |
11.7% (19) |
4.3% (7) |
60.7% (99) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
12.3% (9) |
1.4% (1) |
1.4% (1) |
89.0% (65) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 33. Rank the 3 activities in which you spend
the majority of your time: |
|
|
Activity 1 |
Activity 2 |
Activity 3 |
|
|
| Court filings |
43.2% (60) |
28.1% (39) |
28.8% (40) |
|
| Legal research |
18.3% (23) |
46.0% (58) |
35.7% (45) |
|
| Legal writing (drafting briefs, memos,
contracts, discovery, affidavits, miscellaneous pleadings) |
57.9% (168) |
28.3% (82) |
13.8% (40) |
|
| Medical record review |
40.3% (29) |
22.2% (16) |
37.5% (27) |
|
| Deposition summaries |
22.7% (10) |
29.5% (13) |
47.7% (21) |
|
| Record searches (both criminal and civil) |
27.1% (23) |
37.6% (32) |
35.3% (30) |
|
| Draft correspondence |
37.9% (100) |
33.7% (89) |
28.4% (75) |
|
| Real estate closings (attendance and
document preparation) |
46.2% (43) |
21.5% (20) |
32.3% (30) |
|
| Accounting and/or billing |
32.5% (26) |
22.5% (18) |
45.0% (36) |
|
| Receptionist duties |
28.9% (13) |
20.0% (9) |
51.1% (23) |
|
| Witness interviews |
22.0% (11) |
44.0% (22) |
34.0% (17) |
|
| Client/intake interviews |
38.2% (34) |
21.3% (19) |
40.4% (36) |
|
| Corporate securities filings |
15.8% (6) |
26.3% (10) |
57.9% (22) |
|
| Mergers/acquisitions |
23.4% (11) |
19.1% (9) |
57.4% (27) |
|
| Title searches |
42.5% (37) |
26.4% (23) |
31.0% (27) |
|
| Corporate governance |
30.9% (17) |
32.7% (18) |
36.4% (20) |
|
| Other |
55.6% (70) |
19.8% (25) |
24.6% (31) |
|
|
|
| 34. Rank the 2 areas of law in which you spend
the majority of your time: |
|
|
Area 1 |
Area 2 |
|
|
| Administrative |
50.0% (23) |
50.0% (23) |
|
| Antitrust |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (7) |
|
| Banking |
37.5% (6) |
62.5% (10) |
|
| Bankruptcy |
71.1% (27) |
28.9% (11) |
|
| Collections |
43.6% (17) |
56.4% (22) |
|
| Contracts |
46.0% (23) |
54.0% (27) |
|
| Commercial Lending |
25.0% (6) |
75.0% (18) |
|
| Corporate |
52.2% (35) |
47.8% (32) |
|
| Criminal |
50.0% (11) |
50.0% (11) |
|
| Elder |
52.6% (10) |
47.4% (9) |
|
| Environmental |
52.9% (9) |
47.1% (8) |
|
| Estate
Planning and Fiduciary |
41.7% (20) |
58.3% (28) |
|
| ERISA/Employee Benefits/Pension |
14.3% (1) |
85.7% (6) |
|
| Family |
81.1% (43) |
18.9% (10) |
|
| Franchise |
25.0% (2) |
75.0% (6) |
|
| Health |
30.8% (4) |
69.2% (9) |
|
| Immigration |
27.3% (3) |
72.7% (8) |
|
| Insurance |
40.9% (9) |
59.1% (13) |
|
| Intellectual
Property |
77.6% (52) |
22.4% (15) |
|
| Labor and
Employment |
41.7% (10) |
58.3% (14) |
|
| Litigation (if not set forth elsewhere) |
63.6% (70) |
36.4% (40) |
|
| Medical Malpractice |
53.3% (16) |
46.7% (14) |
|
| Mergers/Acquisitions |
16.7% (3) |
83.3% (15) |
|
| Personal Injury |
44.4% (20) |
55.6% (25) |
|
| Products Liability |
20.0% (3) |
80.0% (12) |
|
| Public |
54.5% (6) |
45.5% (5) |
|
| Real Estate |
74.0% (77) |
26.0% (27) |
|
| Securities/Blue Sky |
14.3% (2) |
85.7% (12) |
|
| Sports
and Entertainment |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (9) |
|
| Tax |
34.6% (9) |
65.4% (17) |
|
| Telecommunication |
30.0% (3) |
70.0% (7) |
|
| Trade Regulation |
0.0% (0) |
100.0% (6) |
|
| Transportation |
44.4% (4) |
55.6% (5) |
|
| Trust & Estates/Probate |
65.0% (26) |
35.0% (14) |
|
| Utilities |
25.0% (3) |
75.0% (9) |
|
| Workers’ Compensation |
57.6% (19) |
42.4% (14) |
|
| Other |
57.6% (19) |
42.4% (14) |
|
|
| 35. Please indicate in which courts, if any,
your office practices: (Indicate all that apply) |
|
| Juvenile Court |
15.30% |
|
| District Court (Civil and/or Criminal) |
81.50% |
|
| Superior Court (Civil and/or Criminal) |
87.20% |
|
| N.C. Court of Appeals |
61.90% |
|
| N.C. Supreme Court |
48.00% |
|
| N.C. Business Court |
31.30% |
|
| U.S. District Court |
50.90% |
|
| U.S. Court of Appeals |
36.40% |
|
| U.S. Supreme Court |
23.30% |
|
| U.S. Court of Federal Claims |
17.00% |
|
| U.S. Bankruptcy Court |
35.20% |
|
|
| VI. SALARY AND BENEFIT
INFORMATION |
|
|
|
| 36. Does your firm bill for your paralegal
time? |
|
| Yes |
67.90% |
|
| No |
32.10% |
|
|
|
| 37. If you answered “YES” to the previous
question, please indicate your billable hourly rate: |
|
| < $50 |
1.42% |
|
| $50-$75 |
15.60% |
|
| $76-$99 |
19.15% |
|
| $100-$125 |
32.62% |
|
| $126-$174 |
16.67% |
|
| $175-$200 |
8.16% |
|
| > $200 |
1.77% |
|
| Varies |
4.26% |
|
| N/A |
1.77% |
|
|
|
|
| 38. Is your position considered to be: |
|
|
|
|
| Exempt (salaried, no overtime) |
34.50% |
|
|
|
| Non-Exempt |
65.50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 39. Please state how you are compensated: |
|
|
|
|
| Hourly |
28.00% |
|
|
|
| Salary |
19.10% |
|
|
|
| Salary with overtime |
36.10% |
|
|
|
| Salary with bonus |
16.60% |
|
|
|
| Per diem |
0.20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 40. How many billable hours are you expected to
produce per day? |
|
| Do not bill hours or have no requirement
for billable hours |
143 respondents |
|
| <5
hrs per day |
17 respondents |
|
| 5-6 hrs
per day |
28 respondents |
|
| 6-7 hrs
per day |
62 respondents |
|
| 7-8 hrs
per day |
42 respondents |
|
| 8-9 hrs
per day |
12 respondents |
|
| No specific daily goal, only
yearly goals |
6 respondents |
|
|
|
| 41. Please indicate if the answer above is an average per day or minimum per day. |
|
| Average per day |
133 respondents |
|
|
| Minimum per day |
42 respondents |
|
| Not Applicable |
48 respondents |
|
|
|
|
| 42. Please indicate the average number of
overtime hours you work per week. |
|
| <5 hrs |
223 respondents |
|
| 5 to 10 hrs |
55 respondents |
|
| >10 hrs |
5 respondents |
|
| Varies |
16 respondents |
|
| N/A |
15 respondents |
|
|
| 43. What form of compensation is used for
overtime pay? |
|
| Cash |
46.30% |
|
| Comp time |
13.40% |
|
| Cash and comp time |
15.70% |
|
| None |
20.10% |
|
| Other |
4.50% |
|
|
Leniency if late in mornings or need personal day off |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
Don't work overtime |
|
|
|
|
|
| 44. Do you receive a yearly bonus? |
|
| Yes |
78.00% |
|
| No |
22.00% |
|
|
|
| 45. If you receive a bonus, what is the basis
for your bonus? (Select the best answer) |
|
| Years of service |
5.70% |
|
| Christmas bonus |
41.10% |
|
| Billable hours |
11.20% |
|
| Firm profits |
22.10% |
|
| Performance |
19.80% |
|
|
|
|
| 46. What is the monetary range of your bonus? |
|
| $100 - $999 |
38.30% |
|
| $1,000 - $1,499 |
18.90% |
|
| $1,500 - $1,999 |
13.30% |
|
| $2,000 - $2,499 |
6.20% |
|
| $2,500 - $2,999 |
4.10% |
|
| $3,000 - $3,499 |
1.50% |
|
| $3,500 and above |
17.70% |
|
|
|
| 47. What is your salary range (excluding
bonuses)? |
|
| $15,000 - $19,999 per year |
1.20% |
|
| $20,000 - $24,999 per year |
1.40% |
|
| $25,000 - $29,999 per year |
4.70% |
|
| $30,000 - $34,999 per year |
6.10% |
|
| $35,000 - $39,999 per year |
9.70% |
|
| $40,000 - $44,999 per year |
15.80% |
|
| $45,000 - $49,999 per year |
15.60% |
|
| $50,000 - $59,999 per year |
26.50% |
|
| $60,000 - $69,999 per year |
11.60% |
|
| $70,000 - $79,999 per year |
5.00% |
|
| Over $80,000 per year |
2.40% |
|
|
| 48. How often does your employer grant an
increase in salary? |
|
| Every six months |
1.20% |
|
| Once per calendar year |
60.00% |
|
| Once per year depending on start date |
14.90% |
|
| No set scheduled increase |
17.20% |
|
| Other: |
6.70% |
|
| Legislatively determined |
|
|
|
Current salary moratorium |
|
|
| Yearly cost-of-living adjustment |
|
|
| Receive bonuses instead of salary
increase |
|
| Reviews are once per
calendar year with no promise of a raise; potential for yearly raise is based
on performance |
|
|
| 49. Does your employer provide the following
paid days off? (Indicate
all that apply) |
|
| Sick |
86.80% |
|
| Personal |
72.80% |
|
| Vacation |
92.90% |
|
| Holiday |
96.50% |
|
|
|
| 50. Are you able to carry over sick, personal
and vacation days to the next year? |
|
| Some |
55.90% |
|
| All |
11.00% |
|
| None |
33.10% |
|
|
|
| 51. Does your employer provide for the
following paid holidays?
(Indicate all that apply) |
|
| New Year’s Day |
98.80% |
|
| Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday |
56.40% |
|
| President’s Day |
8.50% |
|
| Good Friday/Easter Monday |
75.60% |
|
| Memorial Day |
94.50% |
|
| Independence Day |
98.10% |
|
| Labor Day |
94.30% |
|
| Columbus Day |
5.00% |
|
| Veteran’s Day |
18.00% |
|
| Thanksgiving Day |
99.30% |
|
| Day after Thanksgiving Day |
92.20% |
|
| Christmas Eve |
76.10% |
|
| Christmas Day |
99.50% |
|
| Floating |
24.60% |
|
| Others: |
11.40% |
|
| Birthday, Day after Xmas, 1-3 extra days
at Xmas, 1/2 day on Xmas Eve, New Year's Eve |
|
|
When courts/register of deeds are closed |
|
|
Closed around Christmas/New Year's - between 12/26 and 1/2 |
|
|
Fridays before Memorial Day and Labor Day |
|
|
Summer hours-Off Fridays (work 4-10 hour day M-Th) June- August |
|
|
| 52. Does your employer offer any of the
following? (Indicate all that apply) |
|
| 401(k) plan |
84.60% |
|
| Profit sharing plan |
30.00% |
|
| Pension/Retirement plan |
20.40% |
|
| SEP plan |
4.50% |
|
| Employer
match savings plan |
21.90% |
|
| Other |
5.30% |
|
|
None |
Stock Employee Purchase/Stock Options |
|
|
Flexible Spending Plan |
Employer contributes 8% of salary instead of matching |
|
|
Year end bonus |
Quarterly bonus based on company's performance |
|
|
IRA |
Employer match 401(k) |
|
|
H.S.A. |
Health insurance only |
|
|
| 53. Does your employer provide for the
following expenses? |
|
|
Yes |
No |
Partial |
|
| Health insurance |
72.2% (301) |
7.7% (32) |
20.1% (84) |
|
| Life insurance |
71.4% (284) |
18.8% (75) |
9.8% (39) |
|
| Dental insurance |
49.1% (191) |
33.2% (129) |
|
|
| Vision Insurance |
45.2% (166) |
36.8% (135) |
18.0% (66) |
|
| Accident Insurance |
31.0% (96) |
59.7% (185) |
9.4% (29) |
|
| Short-term disability insurance |
59.9% (217) |
30.7% (111) |
9.4% (34) |
|
| Long-term disability insurance |
56.3% (196) |
32.8% (114) |
10.9% (38) |
|
| Maternity benefits |
57.8% (185) |
32.5% (104) |
9.7% (31) |
|
| Parking |
64.9% (222) |
27.5% (94) |
7.6% (26) |
|
| Leased car or mileage |
47.2% (144) |
49.8% (152) |
3.0% (9) |
|
| Professional organization dues |
91.8% (368) |
4.5% (18) |
3.7% (15) |
|
| Personal representation |
39.3% (108) |
48.4% (133) |
12.4% (34) |
|
| Pension/Retirement/401(k) |
80.2% (300) |
11.2% (42) |
8.6% (32) |
|
| Family health benefits |
38.1% (122) |
41.6% (133) |
20.3% (65) |
|
| Paid day care |
1.1% (3) |
94.0% (249) |
4.9% (13) |
|
| Medical reimbursement |
38.4% (114) |
55.6% (165) |
6.1% (18) |
|
| Cafeteria plan |
64.5% (227) |
34.1% (120) |
1.4% (5) |
|
| CLE reimbursement |
91.7% (366) |
5.3% (21) |
3.0% (12) |
|
| Social gatherings |
68.5% (226) |
24.2% (80) |
7.3% (24) |
|
| Certification application/renewal fee |
93.7% (373) |
4.5% (18) |
1.8% (7) |
|
|
| 54. How satisfied are you with the following
factors affecting work? |
|
|
Dissatisfied |
Satisfied |
Very Satisfied |
|
|
|
| Salary |
13.6% (58) |
52.6% (225) |
33.9% (145) |
|
| Bonus |
32.2% (131) |
43.0% (175) |
24.8% (101) |
|
| Benefits |
15.6% (66) |
44.9% (190) |
39.5% (167) |
|
| Professional status |
11.5% (49) |
46.8% (200) |
41.7% (178) |
|
| Scope of responsibility |
8.0% (34) |
47.9% (203) |
44.1% (187) |
|
| Workload too high |
11.5% (44) |
74.8% (285) |
13.6% (52) |
|
| Workload too low |
14.2% (47) |
71.7% (238) |
14.2% (47) |
|
| Workload is irregular |
20.1% (63) |
66.6% (209) |
13.4% (42) |
|
| Attorney contact |
7.6% (32) |
47.6% (201) |
44.8% (189) |
|
| Client contact |
7.4% (30) |
56.1% (229) |
36.5% (149) |
|
| Secretarial support |
28.6% (115) |
51.5% (207) |
19.9% (80) |
|
| Office space |
16.9% (71) |
38.9% (163) |
44.2% (185) |
|
|
| VII. LEGAL SOFTWARE AND
TECHNOLOGY |
|
|
|
| 55. Does your office have access to: |
|
| E-mail |
0% |
|
| Internet |
0.50% |
|
| Both a & b |
99.50% |
|
| Neither |
0% |
|
|
|
| 56. What legal research software does your firm
utilize? |
|
| Casemaker |
19 respondents |
|
| Courtsearch |
6 respondents |
|
| Lexis |
141 respondents |
|
| Loislaw |
4 respondents |
|
| Pacer |
3 respondents |
|
| SoftPro |
2 respondents |
|
| Summation |
1 respondent |
|
| Time
Matters |
1 respondent |
|
| Westlaw |
180 respondents |
|
| Various |
32 respondents |
|
| None |
13 respondents |
|
| N/A |
5 respondents |
|
|
|
|
| 57. How often do you use the software
referenced in the previous question? |
|
| Always |
19.40% |
|
| Occasionally |
37.00% |
|
| Rarely |
19.90% |
|
| Never |
14.70% |
|
| Not applicable |
9.00% |
|
|
| 58. What other software programs does your firm
use for file management, billing, etc.? |
|
| Accurint |
Javelan |
|
| Act! |
JST - Collections Software |
|
| Aderant Expert |
Juris |
|
| Adobe Acrobat |
Kronos |
|
| ADP |
Laserfiche |
|
| AGDA |
LawTrak |
|
| AIM (Accuracy in Media) |
Legal Precisions |
|
| All State Legal |
LegalKey |
|
| Amicus |
LegalTrax |
|
| Ariba |
LenStar |
|
| Belarc Advisor |
Lexis Nexis |
|
| BestCase |
LMS+ |
|
| BillingMatters |
Lotus Notes |
|
| Blueprint Oneworld |
Memotech |
|
| BNA Tax Management |
Menuforms |
|
| Carpe Diem |
Metadata |
|
| Case & Point Management
System |
Metastorm |
|
| Caseload |
Microsoft Office Suite |
|
| CaseMap |
NC Child Support Program |
|
| CaseTrack |
NCPTS tax system |
|
| Caseware |
Needles |
|
| CD Tracker |
Net Docs |
|
| Checker |
New Trak |
|
| Chief Legal Officer |
New World |
|
| Clairfire |
Omega |
|
| CLD |
Omniform |
|
| ClientProfiles |
Omnipage |
|
| CLO |
Oracle |
|
| clockworks |
Orion |
|
| CMS |
Patent In |
|
| Collection - Master |
PatMate |
|
| Concordance |
PC Docs |
|
| Copernic |
PC Law |
|
| Corprasoft Legal Desktop |
PhoneSlips |
|
| CPI |
Postini |
|
| CT Corporation |
Practice Advantage |
|
| CTS |
PracticeMaster |
|
| DeskSite |
Prevail |
|
| DM |
Proform |
|
| DM5 |
ProLaw |
|
| DOCS |
Prudent Jurist |
|
| Docs RM |
Quickbase |
|
| DOCS Open |
Quickbooks |
|
| DTE |
RainMaker |
|
| E-billing |
SAP |
|
| eCounsel |
SeaBill |
|
| EDMS |
Serengeti |
|
| Elite |
SharePoint |
|
| EMF |
SoftPro |
|
| Enterprise Elite |
STAR |
|
| exLaborManager |
Summation |
|
| FastTax |
Tabs |
|
| FaxPress |
TeamConnect |
|
| File Surg |
TimeMatters |
|
| File Site |
TimeSlips |
|
| Firmex Deal Room |
TitleLogix |
|
| IP Foundations |
Traffic Control |
|
| FoxPro |
TraxOpen |
|
| GEMS |
Trial Director |
|
| Groupwise |
Tussman |
|
| HotDocs |
Tymetrix |
|
| Hummingbird |
Unknown |
|
| I-got-Notices |
Vendorscape |
|
| iManage |
Verdict |
|
| Immigration software |
Webview |
|
| InterAction |
Word Perfect |
|
| Internal systems |
Workshare Professional |
|
| Internet |
Worksite |
|
| Interwoven |
Worldox |
|
| Intuit |
NONE |
|
| IPMaster
(patent docketing) |
|
|
| VIII. CONTINUING LEGAL
EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| 59. Have you attended any law-related seminars
within the past year? |
|
| Yes |
96.80% |
|
| No |
3.20% |
|
|
| 60. If you attended law-related seminars within
the past year, please state the organization providing the seminar: |
|
| National Business Institute |
8.80% |
|
| North Carolina Bar Association (sponsored
by Paralegal Division |
53.50% |
|
| North Carolina Bar Association (sponsored
by sections/divisions other than Paralegal Division) |
41.20% |
|
| North Carolina Paralegal Association |
12.60% |
|
| North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Legal Assistants Division |
3.00% |
|
| Institute for Paralegal Education |
6.30% |
|
| International Trademark Association |
1.00% |
|
| HalfMoon Seminars |
7.60% |
|
| National Center for Continuing Education |
0.30% |
|
| NC Association of Defense Attorneys-
Paralegal Division |
0.80% |
|
| Local paralegal associations |
13.60% |
|
| Other: |
33.10% |
|
| American Bar Association (ABA) |
|
Lawyers Mutual |
|
|
| American Immigration Lawyers Association
(AILA) |
|
Lawyers Title |
|
|
| American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA) |
|
LegalTech in NYC |
|
|
| American Law Institute - American Bar
Association (ALI-ABA) |
|
Legal Support Services |
|
|
| Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) |
|
Lorman Education Services |
|
|
| Attorneys Title |
|
Max Gardner Bankruptcy Bootcamp |
|
|
| Catawba Valley Paralegal Association |
|
Mecklenburg County Bar Association |
|
|
| Chicago Title Insurance Company |
|
Metrolina Paralegal Association |
|
|
| Client-sponsored seminars |
|
Middle District NC Bankruptcy Court |
|
|
| Compliance & Ethics Leadership
Council |
|
North Carolina Notary Association |
|
|
| Consumers Title |
|
National Association of Consumer
Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) |
|
|
| Council for Children's Rights |
|
National Association of Legal Assistants
(NALA) |
|
|
| CT Corporation |
|
National Constitution Center |
|
|
| Cumberland County Paralegal Association |
|
National Employment Law Institute (NELI) |
|
|
| Dirty Thirty Legal Assistants |
|
North Carolina Association of CPA's |
|
|
| DOWA |
|
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
(NCAJ) |
|
|
| Duke University |
|
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
(NCATL) |
|
|
| Durham County Bar Association |
|
North Carolina Association of Women
Attorneys (NCAWA) |
|
|
| Eastern District NC Bankruptcy Court |
|
North Carolina Lawyers Mutual Insurance
Company |
|
|
| Equal Justice Conference |
|
Practicing Law Institute (PLI) |
|
|
| ESI International |
|
Pro Bono Institute |
|
|
| Estrin LegalEd |
|
PSI |
|
|
| Fidelity National Title |
|
Public Law for Public Lawyers (offered
by the State) |
|
|
| General Counsel Roundtable Conferences |
|
Statewide Title |
|
|
| Georgetown Law Center Advanced
E-Discovery Seminar |
|
Super Paralegal Conference |
|
|
| Guilford Paralegal Association |
|
Surety Title |
|
|
| In-house / Law firm-sponsored seminars |
|
Title Insurance Companies (various) |
|
|
| Investors Title Insurance Company |
|
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office |
|
|
| Jim Blackburn Seminars |
|
UNC School of Government |
|
|
| KrollOnTrack E-Discovery Litigation
Support Certification |
|
West Legal |
|
|
| Land Title Association |
|
Wilmer Hale |
|
|
|
| 61. If you have not attended law-related
seminars within the past year, please provide the reason(s) for not
attending: |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Work schedule |
|
|
No seminars pertaining to specific practice of law offered in area
(i.e. family law) |
|
|
Not licensed paralegal so not required |
|
|
| 62. Does your employer provide the following
continuing legal education expenses? (Indicate all that apply) |
|
| Registration fees |
96.40% |
|
| Travel expenses |
58.60% |
|
| Hotel expense |
47.20% |
|
| Paid work day |
90.60% |
|
| Meals |
39.30% |
|
|
| 63. Are you a NCBA Passport member for
continuing legal education classes? |
|
| Yes |
10.90% |
|
| No |
89.10% |
|
|
| 64. If you answered yes to Question 63, does
your employer pay for this? |
|
| Yes |
72.20% |
|
| No |
27.80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 65. Would you be more interested in attending
the NCBA Paralegal Division annual meeting if more relevant CLE’s were
offered? |
|
|
| Yes |
84.30% |
|
|
| No |
15.70% |
|
|
|
| 66. Please list the top 3 subject matters that
you would like to see offered at a continuing legal education seminar: |
http://www.ncbar.org/download/paralegalDivision/survey_results_question_66.htm |
|
|
| IX. DIVISION BENEFITS |
|
|
|
| 67. Are you familiar with the NCBA Paralegal
Division’s LISTSERV? |
|
| Yes |
53.40% |
|
| No |
46.60% |
|
|
|
| 68. If so, are you aware that the LISTSERV is
an "Opt-In" listserv? |
|
| Yes |
56.80% |
|
| No |
43.20% |
|
|
| 69. Have you opted into the NCBA Paralegal
Division LISTSERV? |
|
| Yes |
32.80% |
|
| No |
67.20% |
|
|
|
| If not, why have you
chosen to not participate? |
|
| Not relevant / applicable |
|
|
|
| Not familiar with Listserv |
|
|
|
| Didn't find it helpful |
|
|
|
| Trouble logging in / password issues /
can't remember NCBA number |
|
|
| Do not want to receive more emails |
|
|
|
| No specific reason |
|
|
|
| New to Paralegal Division |
|
|
|
| Firm does not encourage it because of
mis-information that others may provide via the ListServ |
|
|
| Didn't know you had to "opt
in" |
|
|
|
| Cost |
|
|
|
| Attorney forwards the NC Bar LISTSERV to
me |
|
|
|
| Belong to several other listservs |
|
|
|
| Heard there can be up to 100 emails per
day - don't have time to view that many |
|
|
| Don't have the time |
|
|
|
|
| 70. If you have opted in, how often do you use
the LISTSERV? |
|
| Often |
6.00% |
|
| Occasionally |
24.70% |
|
| Rarely |
32.00% |
|
| Never |
37.30% |
|
|
|
| 71. Are you aware that the Paralegal Division
has a Web site? |
|
|
| Yes |
85.60% |
|
| No |
14.40% |
|
|
|
| 72. How often do you use the Paralegal Division
Web site? |
|
| Often |
39.00% |
|
| Occasionally |
37.60% |
|
| Rarely |
37.30% |
|
| Never |
21.20% |
|
|
|
| 73. What items or resources would you like to
see available on the Paralegal Division Web site? |
|
| Ability
to subscribe to EVERY page of the site; i.e., after subscribing, subscriber
would automatically receive an e-mail when that page was changed so
subscriber could go to the site only when new information was available or
when subscriber needed something they knew was already there; would save me
time and effort; feature used to be available |
|
| Additional areas of law:
commercial real estate, immigration, intellectual property |
|
| Blog /
chat room |
|
| Chairmember Biographies |
|
| Changes
in laws, alerts to decisions (new cases), current news in our state/local
government that affects our career fields |
|
| CLE
calendar (comprehensive state-wide offerings) |
|
| Committee
meeting information (dates/times/meeting location) |
|
| Current
calendar |
|
| Easier
access to annual meeting seminar agenda |
|
| Forms
(i.e. litigation, samples of unusual motions) |
|
| Job Opportunities (plus support for unemployed paralegals,
availability of certified freelancers with recommendations) |
|
| Links
to relevant resources (i.e. research websites, NC resources, new/interesting
websites, Court of Appeals opinions) |
|
| Best
practices tips, paralegal duties info http://www.caparalegal.org/duties.html,
tips from other paralegals on how to manage cases. |
|
| Online
CLE |
|
| Service
opportunities and/or special events |
|
| Titles
of different topics discussed in the Paralegal news publication |
|
|
| 74. Would you be interested in attending NCBA
Paralegal Division meet-and-greet events in your area? |
|
| Yes |
71.40% |
|
| No |
28.60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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