Paralegal

Career Opportunities

According to CAREERwise, paralegals and legal assistants in Minnesota earn nearly $28 an hour on average with top earners in the Twin Cities area making more than $36.50 an hour. The job outlook in our state is impressive, posting a growth rate of 13.3 percent, which is well above the statewide average.

In Minnesota, there are 5,350 workers employed in this medium-sized career. There will be a need for about 6,360 new paralegals and legal assistants to meet market demand between 2018–2028.

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Online job search resources

Legal staffing companies

Robert Half & Associates
Michael Baker, Esq.
Recruiter
612-349-2810

Beacon Hill Legal
Beth Sullivan, Esq.
Search Recruiter
612-326-7916

DI Recruiting,LLC
DeAnne Brooks
Director of Recruiting

Ramsey County Bar Association Placement Services
Sabina Zeenat
Placement Service Director
651-222-0846
or sabina@ramseybar.org
Placement Director
651-222-0846

Minnesota Paralegal Association (MPA) Job Bank

You must be a member of the Minnesota Paralegal Association (MPA) to view the job bank. Memberships are discounted for current paralegal students. Apply today!

Minnesota Paralegal Association: Featured Jobs

Paralegal program employers

Organizations that hired Paralegal program graduates:

  • Alderson, Ondov & Leonard
  • Assurance Title Company
  • Attorney General’s Office
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
  • Bowman & Brooke
  • Briggs & Morgan
  • CBB Real Estate
  • Colonial Mortgage
  • Cottrell Law Firm
  • Dakota County Attorney’s Office
  • Dorsey & Whitney
  • Edina Realty Title
  • Faegre & Benson
  • First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
  • First Trust
  • Fluegelm Monihan, P.A.
  • Furber, Timmer & Zahn, P.L.L.P.
  • Genmar Holding Inc.
  • Goldberg Bonding Co.
  • Ginkel & Gallagher
  • Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
  • Grannis & Hauge
  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • Heacox, Hartman & Mattaini
  • Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
  • Hennepin District Court
  • James Dunn & Associates
  • Jesse & Cosgrove
  • Josten’s Inc.
  • Kenneth Moll & Associates
  • Koll, Morrison, Carpentier & Hagstrom
  • Larkin, Hoffman, Daly, & Lindgren
  • Levander, Gillen & Miller, P.A.
  • Lutter, Gilbert & Kvas, LLC
  • Mackall Crounse Moore PLC
  • Messerli & Kramer
  • Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office
  • Minnesota Department of Labor
  • Minnesota House of Representatives
  • Murnane, Conlin, White & Brand
  • National Institute of Justice
  • Northern States Power
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Patrick Elliott Law Firm
  • Patrick Kelly Law Firm
  • Ramsey County Attorney’s Office
  • Ramsey County Criminal Court
  • Robins Kaplan
  • Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arendal
  • Second Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
  • St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
  • Scott Braden & Associates
  • State of Minnesota
  • Stephen Nelson and Associates
  • Target Corporation
  • TCF Financial
  • The Prudential Insurance Co.
  • Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons L.L.P.
  • 3M
  • USDA, Office of General Counsel
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • West Group, Inc.
  • Western Union
  • Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A.
  • …and many more law firms, city/county/state/federal agencies, and private companies

Professional fields that utilize paralegals

  • Real estate
  • Criminal justice
  • NGOs
  • Legal compliance
  • Banking
  • Healthcare
  • Federal and state court systems
  • Military and veterans services

Go on to law school

Becoming a paralegal can be your starting point to a career as an attorney. You can leverage your newfound legal knowledge and experience to earn your JD. Here are three laws schools in Minnesota:

Mitchell Hamline School of Law
University of Minnesota Law School

University of St. Thomas Law School