Eastern Michigan University
Legal Assistant Studies Program

Alumni Survey

2003 Alumni Questionnaire
A. Personal Information
1. Please provide the following information about yourself:
Name:
Street Address:
Apt:
City, State, ZIP:
Home Phone:
Email Address:
Your Graduation Date (term/year):
B. Current Employment
2. Are you currently employed?
Yes [Go to question 3]
No [Go to question 7]

3. Tell us about your current employment:

Employer Name
Employer Address
Employer City
Employer State
Employer ZIP
Employer Phone
Current Salary
Your Job Title
4. If your job title is not “paralegal” or “legal assistant," does your job require you to utilize your legal education and experience?
Yes
No

5. What benefits does your current employer offer?

401k
Child care facilities or reimbursement
Dental care insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Profit-sharing plan
Retirement plan
Tuition payment or reimbursement
Vision care insurance
Other (please describe)
No benefits offered

6. Please indicate what kinds of work you do in your current job. For each kind of work you do, please specify the percentage of your time you spend doing that kind of work.

Administrative or agency
Admiralty or maritime
Bankruptcy
Business or corporate
Commercial
Criminal
Environmental
Employment or labor
Estates and probate
Family
Health care
Intellectual property
Juvenile
Litigation - commercial
Litigation - personal injury
Malpractice
Real estate
Tax
Technology licensing or transfer
Wills and trusts
Workers' compensation

C. Additional Employment Information
7. After your graduation from the Program, did you find employment as a legal assistant within one year?
Yes
No

8. If you are not currently employed, are you voluntarily out of the job market?

Yes
No
Not applicable

D. Post-Graduate Education
9. Are you now enrolled in a post-graduate (e.g., master’s degree or law school) program, or do you have definite plans to begin such a program within the next 12 months?
Yes [Go to question 10]
No [Go to question 11]

10. I am enrolled at, or within the next 12 months I plan to attend:

Name of school
Type of degree
If you answered Yes to Question 9, please skip Questions 11 and 12 and move to Question 13.

11. Within the past 24 months, have you been enrolled in a post-graduate (e.g., master's degree or law school) program?
Yes [Go to question 12]
No [Go to question 13]

12. Within the past 24 months, I have been enrolled at:

Name of school
Have you completed a degree?
If so, what degree have you earned?
If not, describe your coursework
E. EMU Coursework
For each class listed, please indicate how often you use the knowledge and skills you learned in that course. (Note: all LEGL prefixes were formerly BEDU prefixes).

13. LEGL 211: Introduction to Paralegalism & Legal Terminology

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

14. LEGL 212: Law Office Administration & Technology (added to Program WI 02; prior course was BEDU 395 - Office Administration)

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

15. LEGL 304: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis I

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

16. LEGL 305: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis II

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

17. LEGL 306: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis III (added to Program WI 99; prior course was CTAC 357 - Interviewing as Communication)

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

18. LEGL 311: Probate, Estates, & Wills

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

19. LEGL 313: Family Law

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

20. LEGL 404: Court Rules, Forms, & Drafting Contracts (formerly LEGL 412 - same title)

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

21. LEGL 405: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure I (formerly LEGL 411 - same title)

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

22. LEGL 406: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure II (formerly LEGL 308 - Personal Injury Law & Litigation)

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

23. LEGL 416: Legal Assistant Internship

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

24. BEDU 220: Word & Information Processing

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

25. BEDU 224: Computer-Based Business Mathematics

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely or never

On a scale of “1” to “5", with “1” being least valuable and “5” being most valuable, please indicate how valuable you feel each of the following courses was in preparing you for work in the legal field, or for post-graduate education.


26. LEGL 211: Introduction to Paralegalism & Legal Terminology

1
2
3
4
5

27. LEGL 212: Law Office Administration & Technology (added to Program WI 02; prior course was BEDU 395 - Office Administration)

1
2
3
4
5

28. LEGL 304: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis I

1
2
3
4
5

29. LEGL 305: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis II

1
2
3
4
5

30. LEGL 306: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis III (added to Program WI 99; prior course was CTAC 357 - Interviewing as Communication)

1
2
3
4
5

31. LEGL 311: Probate, Estates, & Wills

1
2
3
4
5

32. LEGL 313: Family Law

1
2
3
4
5

33. LEGL 404: Court Rules, Forms, & Drafting Contracts (formerly LEGL 412 - same title)

1
2
3
4
5

34. LEGL 405: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure I (formerly LEGL 411 - same title)

1
2
3
4
5

35. LEGL 406: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure II (formerly LEGL 308 - Personal Injury Law & Litigation)

1
2
3
4
5

36. LEGL 416: Legal Assistant Internship

1
2
3
4
5

37. BEDU 220: Word & Information Processing

1
2
3
4
5

38. BEDU 224: Computer-Based Business Mathematics

1
2
3
4
5

39. Are there any topics that you now, in light of your current job duties or post-graduate studies, wish that one or more Program classes had covered, or had covered more thoroughly? Please list any such topics, and briefly explain.

40. Are there any courses that were not part of the Program that you think should be added? Please list any such courses, and briefly explain.
41. What do you believe are the three most important skills or competencies you learned in the Program, and in what course(s) did you learn them?
42. Would you recommend any changes to the Program? Examples of things to consider include (but are not limited to) required courses, restricted electives, course content, overall curriculum, facilities and equipment, faculty, and instructional methods. Please briefly explain your answer.
F. Job Satisfaction
43. In your current job, are you doing the kind of work you expected to be doing?
Yes [Go to question 45]
No [Go to question 44]
Not currently employed [Go to question 47]

44. Please explain how your current job is different from what you expected to be doing.

45. What three things do you like most about your current job?
46. What three things do you like least about your current job?
G. Other Information
47. Are you interested in receiving The Legal Eagle, the Program's electronic monthly newsletter that contains information about the Program, our students, faculty, alumni, and Advisory Committee members, as well as job postings?
Yes (Please provide your email)
No

48. If you are currently employed, would your current employer consider allowing seniors in the Legal Assistant Studies Program to do their required Legal Assistant Internship there?

Yes
No
Unsure

49. Would you be interested in speaking to our current students about the legal assisting profession, legal assistant duties, responsibilities, and opportunities, or about your area(s) of professional expertise?

Yes
No

Review
A. Personal Information

B. Current Employment

C. Additional Employment Information

D. Post-Graduate Education

E. EMU Coursework

F. Job Satisfaction

G. Other Information

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