Career Services

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Center for Advanced Legal Studies is committed to providing its students with excellent paralegal programs and outstanding instruction. Additionally, CALS is dedicated to supporting its students before, during and after their enrollment.  That is why we offer career services to our graduates as they enter the legal profession.

Every paralegal student preparing to graduate, who is in good standing is provided with job search assistance opportunities in traditional and non-traditional markets.

  • Mark paralegal graduate

    Tina Ghanavati
    Director of Career Services

    "The director of career services is amazing! I would like to thank her for assisting me in resume writing, interview prep, and post interview tips." Derrick G.

  • CALS paralegal graduates

    Matthews Lawson, P.L.L.C.

    Graduates: John, Estelle, Mark, Jennifer, Ivette and Lesli.

    Matthews Lawson, P.L.L.C. is a group of experienced prosecution and trial lawyers in the fields of intellectual property, commercial and tort litigation.

  • Jennifer paralegal graduate

    Jennifer is one of several graduates working at the intellectual property law firm of Matthews Lawson, P.L.L.C. in Houston, Texas.

Employers

These are a few of the hundreds of law firms and organizations that have hired our graduates.

  • Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrells, Matthews
  • Academy—Legal Department
  • Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing
  • Andrews Kurth, L.L.P.
  • BP America
  • Bracewell & Giuliani
  • City of Houston
  • Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP
  • Foster Quan
  • Holt & Young
  • Houssiere, Durrant & Houssiere
  • Jenkins & Kamin, LLP
  • Lambright & Associates
  • Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, & Sampson
  • Matthews & Lawson, PLLC
  • Office of District Attorney, Harris County
  • Office of Harris County Attorney
  • Osha Liang
  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Porter & Hedges
  • Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, PC
  • Sadler Law Firm
  • Sprott, Rigby, Newsom, Robbins, Lundford & Bell
  • Vinson & Elkins
  • Winstead PC

Testimonials

"Center for Advanced Legal Studies fully prepared me to excel as a litigation paralegal at a prestigious world-wide law firm. From the instructors to the class selection, every aspect of the program was designed to familiarize students with the knowledge essential to every successful paralegal."

Olivia M.
Paralegal Certificate Graduate - 2010

"The flexibility they provide when students are searching for opportunities directly helped with the overall process from application, to interviews, and to finally landing a position."

Jonathan C.
Paralegal Certificate Graduate - 2013

"The director of career services did an excellent job getting me placed. I was actually hired by the attorney who I did my externship with."

Krystal M.
Associate Degree Graduate - 2012

"The director of career services is amazing! I would like to thank her for assisting me in resume writing, interview prep, and post interview tips. I was hired by a prestigious civil litigation firm due to her hard work!"

Derrick G.
Paralegal Certificate Graduate - 2013

"The director of career services takes the time to encourage and look into what would be best for each student. She is excellent at her job."

Lesa A.
Paralegal Certificate Graduate - 2013