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Blackstone Graduates Meet with Success in the Job Market
July 2008: Despite a softening economy, the paralegal field continues to grow, offering many opportunities for those with the training to succeed in this lucrative field. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008 - 09 Edition, “Employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 22 percent between 2006 and 2016, much faster than the average for all occupations. Employers are trying to reduce costs and increase the availability and efficiency of legal services by hiring paralegals to perform tasks once done by lawyers. Paralegals are performing a wider variety of duties, making them more useful to businesses.”
Salaries are also climbing: according to the 2008 National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) National Utilization and Compensation Report, the average annual salary, including bonuses, for a paralegal was $50,953, up from $46,862 in 2004 (data is based on a survey conducted between October, 2007 and February 2008).
Graduates of Blackstone Career Institute’s paralegal program continue to meet with success in the job market, reporting a diverse range of positions on a questionnaire submitted six months after completion of the program. The positions and places of employment include:
- Paralegal; K & S Consultants Career Business
- Paralegal; Bronson Luinstra & Young
- Paralegal; Tower Loan
- Legal Secretary; Corey Luzaich
- Paralegal; Jorge Valazquez & Associates
- Paralegal; Sarah Rinehart, Atty.
- Senior Paralegal; Marsico Capital Management
- Legal Assistant; Law Office of Paul R. Holland
- Senior Paralegal; Skyline Industries
- Judge’s Secretary; Superior Court
- Paralegal; City Attorney’s Office
- Paralegal; Samuel’s Law Office
- Senior Paralegal; Legal Research Assoc.
- Paralegal; Schumann Hanlon, LLC
- Lead Paralegal; Wyrick Law Firm
- Legal Administrator; DeSoto Times Newspaper
- Real Estate Assistant; Baille Hall & Hershman
- Legal Assistant; the City of Titusville
- Legal Assistant; Kelleher & Olivera, LLP
- Paralegal; Fortune, Alsweet, Weiss, Schuman, & Joseph
- Legal Administrative Assistant; Robert A. Brothers, Ch. 13 Trustee
- Legal Administrative Assistant; Amerisource Bergen
- Paralegal; Schwartz & Schwartz
- Legal Assistant; Armstrong & Meyer, PA
- Paralegal; University of New Mexico
- Real Estate Paralegal; Hawthorne & Hawthorne
- Paralegal; James Chrisman Corp.
- Founder; Free Spirit Ministry Legal Research
- Legal Assistant; Allstate House Counsel
- Paralegal Clerk; Cosaro & Associates
- Paralegal; Law Office of Nancy Levan
- Operations Specialist; Wachovia Securities
- Consumer Relations Rep & Project Coordinator; AmRent
- Paralegal; Strauss & Troy LPA
- Correctional Officer; Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Branch Chief; NYC Probation Department
- Postmaster; United States Postal Service
- CSEA Courtroom Clerk; Gila County Superior Ct.
- IP Paralegal; Glock, Inc.
- Paralegal & Executive Asst.; Citation Oil & Gas Corp, Legal Dept.
- Legal Researcher; Ganienkeh Territory Nation Office
- Litigation Paralegal; DeMark, Kolbe & Brodek, S.C.
- Director of File Management; Law Offices of John M. Preston
- District Office Paralegal; Children’s Aid & Family Services
- Appeals Assistant; District Attorney’s Office
- Legal Secretary/Paralegal; Bowers, Ross & Fawcett
- Legal Secretary; Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A.
- Paralegal; Fuller, Wallner, Cayko & Pederson, Ltd.
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal; Bear Creek Corporation
- HR Director; MIB Group
- Paralegal/Legal Assistant; DML Corporation
- Paralegal/ProBono Case Facilitator; Center for Disability & Elder Law
- Marketing Executive; Me La Leuca, Inc.
- Paralegal; Craft, Sheppard & Sitton
- Legal Secretary; City Attorney for City of Lubbock
- Paralegal/Office Manager; Busch Law Center, LLC
- Office Assistant; Butte County Dept. of Child Support Services
- Independent Paralegal; Houston & Associates
- Town Justice; Town of Stony Creek
- Paralegal; McCarter & English LLP
- Administration; County of Sonoma
- Clerical Legal Assistant; Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office
- Legal Assistant; Danka Office Imaging
- Legal Technician; Morrow Business Solutions, Inc.
- Paralegal; Hawthorne & Hawthorne, P.C.
- Paralegal; ACS
- Legal Assistant; Olympic National Park
- Legal Assistant; Jeffrey A. Hanley, P.C.
- Receptionist/Jr. Legal Assistant; Lutz Law Offices, P.S.
- Paralegal; Vectors
- Paralegal; Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP
- Contract Officer; City Government/Department of Housing & Development
- Legal Assistant; PJC, LL
- Human Resources Manager; Debtscape, Inc.
- Administrative Assistant; R. Don Word, P.C., Attorney At Law
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