I haven’t previously worked in a law office or legal department. What are my chances of finding employment after graduation?
Work experience is an important component to finding paralegal employment after graduation. MCC gives you this opportunity through the legal elective, Legal 270 Cooperative Education Work Experience. Cooperative Education students earn academic credit while working in paid or unpaid placements related to their major. A student working a paid placement is required to complete 300 hours at the work site during the semester. An unpaid placement requires the completion of 150 hours. In addition, there is an academic or classroom component which must be completed to earn credit. This requires 15 hours of class (online option available) in which students examine interpersonal and job search skills. If you are interested in Cooperative Education, contact Bob Henderson, Cooperative Education director, at 512-3312, during the semester preceding the semester in which you intend to enroll in Legal 270. He will advise you of the procedures to be followed to participate in Cooperative Education. So
