Career Support for Rice Paralegal Program Participants

Houston’s legal community has embraced graduates of the Rice Paralegal Program by hiring them and, in many cases, returning to hire others as new classes complete the program. Houston law firms can be confident when hiring a Rice paralegal certificate holder that they have a degree and have completed a rigorous, in-depth program that includes hands-on practice performing paralegal duties – these advantages distinguish the Rice paralegal certificate holder from those who have completed other programs.

Rice provides career support to paralegal students in a variety of ways:

1. Instruction on preparing your resume
2. Instruction on job search methods and interview skills
3. Guest speaker from a local legal search firm
4. Student resumes are posted on the Rice Web site, and Houston law firms are notified of the availability of new certificate holders when they complete the program.
5. Houston-area law firms and corporate legal departments regularly post jobs for Rice students. These job postings are made available to students currently enrolled in the program as well as for one year after completing the certificate.