Internships for our paralegal students have been an invaluable feature for students seeking to put their academic training into practice and to learn more about the day-to-day operations of a law office. An internship provides an opportunity for a student to determine whether or not a particular firm or area of law would be of interest for the long term. Moreover, an internship enables a firm to informally interview an intern over a period of time by being able to assess the character, ability, and personality of the intern. Over the last several years, dozens of paralegal students have been offered jobs prior to or soon after completion of their internships with law firms who served as their internship hosts. That's real value!

—Broderick Nichols