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US Business Paralegal Interview

You are free to create your own interview questions! What you see below is just a guide to get you started, to “break the ice.”

Set up an appointment with a paralegal in the US – hopefully someone in the local area, who is involved with business legal issues (contracts, intellectual property, real estate, etc), to do a short interview. Some paralegals use the term “legal assistant.” One good source is with the law firm if you are also interviewing a business-law attorney!

10-15 minutes should be about right – although of course you can spend as much time as the paralegal is willing to give. Please THANK him or her for their time after you are done!!

General Background:

1. Paralegal’s Name: __________________________

2. email address: __________________________

3. Law Firm Name & Location: _____________________________________________________

4. Undergraduate Degree, and School: ______________________

5. What kind of other training did you need (or get) to qualify for your position? ___________________________________________

6. Do you get to interview clients? _________________

7. Do you do law research? ________________________

8. What kind of cases do you get to work on?

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9. Do you like what you do? Would you do it again if you could start over again? ______________________________________________

10. What kind of computer software should someone be familiar with if they were to work in your field? ______________________

Ask at least two other questions that you want to know about.

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