I would suggest you 1) contact your school regarding internships offered on weekends 2) beef up your resume and send it out to law firms in your area along with a cover letter requesting to intern on the weekends and 3) come to HPA’s Career Day/Mock Interview on June 22^nd.   We will have lots of information to provide you regarding finding a position in the legal field as well as free advice from paralegals attending as aids, recruiters and current HR people in the legal field.  Great time to make some new contacts!  Hope to see you there, go to the events section on HPA’s site to register. 

You do not have to wait until you graduate to start preparing yourself for your first paralegal job.  You should attend HPA events to get to know other working paralegals.  Make up business cards with your contact information and pass them out.  Working paralegals know before placement agencies when positions open up and they will let you know about new positions and are also a valuable resource for knowledge regarding these firms/companies.  You should also now began building your work wardrobe.  Most firms still have a dress code and it will be less of a financial hit on your pocketbook if you start now.  Also, you may have to interview multiple times with the same firm, so you may need more than one interview suit/outfit.  Along with your resume, start working on your portfolio. Include writing samples from your written assignments.  If your written skills are strong, this could impress a firm to hire you despite your lack of experience.  Also, ask for letters of recommendations from your instructors and include these in your portfolio.