PARALEGAL PROGRAM JOB BANK

If you have a job opening in your law firm, corporation, government or non-profit agency, consider posting the job at Meredith College. The Paralegal Program has a Job Board on which potential employers may post job listings. These job listings are also e-mailed to students and alumni without charge. Part-time and summer positions are forwarded to the pre-law advisor at Meredith College and to the Career Center. If you have a job opening, please send a description and contact information to paralegal@meredith.edu or fax it to 919-760-2898.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Meredith College offers continuing education courses to the general public, and can also provide customized legal training for your attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff. Meredith has provided customized training programs at Meredith and on-site for Progress Energy, SpectraSite Communications Inc. and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC. The training provides a hands-on, practical how-to approach to specific legal issues. For a current list of courses go to: www.meredith.edu/legal/courses.htm.

We regularly offer courses on a rotating basis that, in the past year, have included:
• Title Searching
• Real Estate Closings 101
• Collections, Contract Drafting
• Family Law
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Interview & Investigation
• Appellate Process.

We offer a discount to students who have graduated from the Paralegal Program with similar discounts to entities sending three or more students to the courses.

CUSTOMIZED LEGAL TRAINING

Customized legal training—either at your location or at Meredith College—may also be arranged. Once you have determined your objective, we would be delighted to work with you to create and deliver training specific to the needs of your law firm, business, government or non-profit agency.

Whether you decide to send your employees to one of our regularly offered courses or to customize a course to meet your needs, we believe that you will find the training that you and your employees receive from Meredith College will provide you with immediate benefits. 

INTERNSHIPS

In March and April, students in the Paralegal Program at Meredith College have the opportunity to take part in internships.  These internships typically last from 8–10 weeks for 8–10 hours per week. An internship is a wonderful way for our students to get real-life legal experience and can be an excellent opportunity for employers to find potential employees. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on our internship list either by phone at 919-760-2855 or e-mail at paralegal@meredith.edu.

EMPLOYER SPONSORSHIP

One way in which to recruit, train and enhance the careers of your employees is to sponsor their admission to the Paralegal Program. The current cost of the program is $5,510. You might find that this is a cost-effective way to develop an important player on your legal team. If you are interested in sponsoring a paralegal student, please contact us at 919-760-2855 or e-mail at paralegal@meredith.edu.

TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

From time to time the Paralegal Program has teaching openings. The core courses are: Legal Research, Legal Survey and Law Office Management. The specialty courses are: Civil Litigation, Business Organizations and Real Estate. Short courses in substantive areas of the law are also taught on a rotating basis for students in the Paralegal Program as well as paralegals and attorneys completing continuing legal education. If you are interested, please send us a cover letter with your contact information (including e-mail address), a current resume, and a paragraph about your work with paralegals.

REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYERS

Allen & Pinnix, Raleigh
Anderson, Johnson, Lawrence, Butler & Bock, Fayetteville
Baddour, Parker, Hine & Wellon, Goldsboro
Bailey & Dixon, Raleigh
Bailey, Patterson, Caddell & Bailey, Charlotte
Barringer, Barringer & Stevenson, Cary
Battle, Winslow, Scott & Wiley, Rocky Mount
Benchmark Materials, Research Triangle Park
Brown & Bunch, Raleigh
Burns, Day & Presnell, Raleigh
Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, Alexandria, Virginia
Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham
Cheshire, Parker, Scheider & Wells, Raleigh
Chicago Title Insurance, Raleigh
Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, Raleigh & Charlotte
District Attorney for Roxboro, Office of, Roxboro
Edelstein & Payne, Raleigh
Ellis & Winters, LLP, Cary
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park
Everett, Gaskins, Hancock & Stevens, Raleigh
Fields & Cooper, Nashville
Fuller, Becton, Slifkin, & Bell, Raleigh
Gabriel, Berry & Weston, Greensboro
General Dynamics Advanced Technology Systems, Greensboro
Gilbarco, Inc., Greensboro
Glaxo Wellcome Company, Research Triangle Park.
Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., Rocky Mount
Hartzell & Whiteman, LLP, Raleigh
Haywood, Denny & Miller, Durham
Henderson, Baxter & Alford, New Bern
Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, Chapel Hill
Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, Elizabeth City
Hollowell, Peacock & Meyer, Raleigh
Hunton & Williams, Raleigh & Atlanta
Hutchison & Mason, Raleigh
Investors Title Insurance Company, Chapel Hill
James, McElroy & Diehl, Charlotte
Johnson, Mercer, Hearn & Vinegar, Raleigh
Joslin, Sedberry & Lamkin, Raleigh
Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman, Raleigh
Kilpatrick Stockton, Raleigh, Winston-Salem & Charlotte
King & Spaulding, Atlanta
King, Walker, Lambe & Crabtree, Durham
Knox, Knox, Freeman & Brotherton, Charlotte
Lawyer’s Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Cary
Lawyers Title Insurance Company, Raleigh
Levine & Stewart, Chapel Hill
Lewis & Roberts, PLLC, Raleigh
Manning, Fulton & Skinner, Raleigh
Marshall & DuBree, PA, Raleigh
Mast, Shulz, Mast, Mills & Stem, Smithfield
Maupin, Taylor, & Ellis, Raleigh
Morris, Schneider & Prior, LLC, Raleigh
Elizabeth G. McCrodden, Raleigh
Mecklenburg County Public Defender, Charlotte
Michaels, Jones, Martin & Parris, Raleigh
Miles & Stockbridge, Baltimore, Maryland
Moore & Van Allen, Raleigh & Charlotte
NC Department of Labor, Raleigh
NC Department of Justice, Raleigh
NC Housing Finance Authority, Raleigh
NC Justice and Community Development Center, Raleigh
NC Lawyer's Assistance Program, Raleigh
NC Secretary of State, Raleigh
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Raleigh
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, Charlotte & Raleigh
Patla, Straus, Robinson & Moore, Asheville
Patterson, Dilthey, Clay & Bryson, Raleigh
Poyner & Spruill, Raleigh
Progress Energy, Raleigh
Yvonne E. Pugh, Raleigh
Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, Durham
The Purrington Firm, LLP, Greensboro
Ragsdale & Liggett, Raleigh
Raychem Corporation, Apex
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, Charlotte
Sanford Law Firm, Raleigh
Sara Lee Products, Winston-Salem
SAS Institute, Inc., Research Triangle Park
SciQuest, Inc., Research Triangle Park
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, Raleigh
Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, Raleigh
Smith, Debnam, Narron Wyche Story & Myers, LLP, Raleigh
SoftPro Corporation, Raleigh
Spears, Barnes, Baker, Wainio, & Whaley, Durham
SpectraSite Communications, Inc., Cary
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, Washington, DC
Stubbs, Cole, Breedlove, Prentis & Biggs, Durham
Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, Raleigh
Temple Law Firm, Raleigh
Tharrington Smith, Raleigh
Thigpen, Blue, Stephens & Fellers, Raleigh
Title Company of NC, Raleigh
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Durham
US Bankrupcty Court, Raleigh & Wilson
US Department of Justice, Office of the US Attorney, Raleigh
Wake County District Attorney, Raleigh
Wallace, Morris, Barwick & Rochelle, Kinston
Wallace Creech & Sarda, LLP, Raleigh
Wallis & Morton, Raleigh
Ward & Smith, Greenville
White & Allen, Kinston
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem & Raleigh
Yates, McLamb & Weyher, Raleigh
Young, Moore & Henderson, Raleigh