1. Please provide the following information about yourself:
Name: Street Address: Apt: City, State, ZIP: Home Phone: Email Address: EMU Student ID Number:
Yes [Go to question 3] No [Go to question 11]
3. Tell us about your current employment:
Employer Name: Street Address: Suite: City, State, ZIP: Job Title:
Yes No
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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 12] No [Go to question 13]
12. I am enrolled at, or within the next 12 months I plan to attend:
Name of school Type of degree
For each class listed, please indicate how often you use the knowledge and skills you learned in that course.
13. LEGL 211: Introduction to Paralegalism & Legal Terminology
Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely or never
14. LEGL 212: Law Office Administration & Technology
15. LEGL 304: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis I
16. LEGL 305: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis II
17. LEGL 306: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis III
18. LEGL 311: Probate, Estates, & Wills
19. LEGL 313: Family Law
20. LEGL 404: Court Rules, Forms, & Drafting Contracts
21. LEGL 405: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure I
22. LEGL 406: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure II
23. LEGL 416: Legal Assistant Internship
24. BEDU 220: Word & Information Processing
25. BEDU 224: Computer-Based Business Mathematics
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 either 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
28. LEGL 304: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis I
29. LEGL 305: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis II
30. LEGL 306: Legal Writing, Research, & Analysis III
31. LEGL 311: Probate, Estates, & Wills
32. LEGL 313: Family Law
33. LEGL 404: Court Rules, Forms, & Drafting Contracts
34. LEGL 405: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure I
35. LEGL 406: Civil Litigation, Investigation, & Procedure II
36. LEGL 416: Legal Assistant Internship
37. BEDU 220: Word & Information Processing
38. BEDU 224: Computer-Based Business Mathematics
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.
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.
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. 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?
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B. Current Employment
C. Post-Graduate Education
D. EMU Coursework
E. Job Satisfaction
F. Other Information
