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What Every Paralegal Should Know

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Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office

What Every Paralegal Should Know

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This career guide gives current and future paralegals the inside scoop on how to select the right job for them and how to thrive in their work setting. A well-respected supervising attorney who now is a paralegal educator lets paralegals know what law firms look for in their paralegal staff in terms of time and work management, quality assurance, interaction with various segments of the office and much, much more. The Paralegal Perspective feature gives the reader first-hand advice on how to handle situations they encounter on the job. Further, this publication fully addresses such important issues as finding the right paralegal job, producing high-quality work, understanding billable hours, dealing with office politics, asking for a raise and advancing in a paralegal career. End-of-chapter questions, Internet-based questions and ethical discussion questions make this an enjoyable and educational read.

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Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office: What Every Paralegal Should Know
2005, Thomson/Delmar Learning
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Page xv
Preface. Page xvii
Part I. Setting Goals: What Should You Expect from a Paralegal Career?
Chapter 1. Why Have Goals? Page 3 Chapter 2. What Should Your Goals Be? Page 15 Chapter 3. Who Can Help You Achieve Your Goals? Page 34 Chapter 4. What Is Possible in the Paralegal Profession? Page 56
Part II. Beyond Survival -- How to Thrive as a Paralegal
Chapter 5. Getting Off to a Good Start Page 75 Chapter 6. What Is Important to a Law Firm? Page 93 Chapter 7. Handling the Dreaded Billable Hour Page 112 Chapter 8. How to Manage Your Workload Page 122 Chapter 9. What Kinds of Assignments Can You Expect? Page 141 Chapter 10. Where Do You Go for Help? Page 154 Chapter 11. Communication: Coworkers, Clients, the Court, and Other Firms Page 162 Chapter 12. Office Politics: Danger Lurking Around Every Corner Page 178 Chapter 13. How to Know What You Are Worth Page 187 Chapter 14. The Importance of Growing Professionally Page 201
Part III. Taking Stock of Your Paralegal Career
Chapter 15. Achieving Professional and Personal Balance Page 211 Chapter 16. Staying Motivated: Keeping Your Career Interesting Page 219 Chapter 17. Mission Accomplished: Now What? Page 228 Appendix A. Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Guidelines for Enforcement of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. Page 235 Appendix B. Sample Resumé with Comments Page 249 Appendix C. Sample Cover Letter with Comments Page 252 Appendix D. Sample Thank You Letter with Comments Page 255 Appendix E. Alternative and Nontraditional Career Resources Page 258

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Published in
Australia, Clifton Park, N.Y
Series
The West Legal Studies Series
Genre
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other Titles
What every paralegal should know

Classifications

Library of Congress
KF320.L4 H84 2005, KF320.L4H84 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 265 p., ill.
Number of pages
265
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3382601M
Internet Archive
survivingthrivin0000hugh
ISBN 10
1401838960
ISBN 13
9781401838966
LCCN
2004556663
OCLC/WorldCat
56137161, 56137161
Library Thing
3235915
Goodreads
1695048

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