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Title Debate Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this brief survey. Any personal information, such as your name, employer, phone number, etc. will be used only for purposes of verifying information as true and correct. A small group of those taking the survey will be contacted for interviews to be included in the resulting, published article based on this survey. However, if you do not wish to be interviewed for the story, simply check the box at the end of the survey that indicates you do not wish to be interviewed, and all of your personal information will remain completely confidential.

Results of this survey will be tallied for inclusion in an upcoming issue of Legal Assistant Today. The resulting article will be published both in the magazine, and on Legal Assistant Today’s Web site.

The deadline for all completed surveys is Monday, July 8, 2002. One randomly selected winner who completes the survey in full will be chosen from among all the completed surveys to receive a $300 award. Your time and consideration in taking this survey is appreciated.

 

Name:
E-mail:
Day-time Phone:
Evening Phone:
Years in the legal profession:
Highest level of education achieved:

High School
Some College
College Graduate
Paralegal Certificate
Other:

 

1. What is your primary professional title?

Legal Assistant
Paralegal
Other:

2. Do you have additional professional titles? If so, what are these titles?

 

3. If you had to choose between using the paralegal title or the legal assistant title to be recognized as a legal professional, which would you choose?

Paralegal
Legal Assistant

Why?

 

4. Do you think it is important to make the legal assistant and paralegal titles separate and distinct?

Yes
No

Why?

 

5. Do you believe legal consumers know the difference between a legal secretary and a paralegal?

Yes
No

6. Do you believe legal consumers know the difference between a legal secretary and a legal assistant?

Yes
No

7. Do you feel lawyers make a distinction regarding professional ability based on your professional title?

Yes
No

8. Do you feel the paralegal/legal assistant profession needs to unite behind one distinct title?

Yes
No

If so, which title and why?

 

9. Would you feel that changing your professional title to either alternative would significantly change your status as a legal professional?

Yes
No

If yes, how?

 

10. Does the debate over professional titles, in your personal opinion, have an impact of any kind on the profession?

Yes
No

If so, how?

I do not wish to be interviewed for this story.

 

 


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