Approximately one paralegal will be required for every six practicing attorneys. Graduates of Gannon's Paralegal Program now work throughout the country. Many Gannon Paralegals are employed in Northeastern cities such as Erie, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg in Pennsylvania as well as Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, Rochester, and New York City in New York. Others work in the Carolinas and Florida. Employment opportunities and salaries vary widely.
Paralegals provide professional services in a variety of legal, business, and corporate settings.
Paralegals may be employed by law firms, government agencies, corporations, realtors, colleges and universities, utility companies, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations. There are also employment opportunities in the areas of insurance, media, human services, politics, banking, export, investments and philanthropy.