Full Description
PROFESSIONAL PARALEGAL, THEcovers more than just how to land a job, it shows how to prepare for and build a paralegal career. Taking a practical approach, it explains the dynamics of working in the legal environment, identifies the purpose and payoff to continual professional development, and offers strategies for working collaboratively with attorneys and others drawn into a case. Each chapter integrates ethics tips, checklists for success and end-of-chapter questions. Covering a full range of career issues, it offers advice on how to land your first paralegal job, develop marketable workplace habits and establish yourself in the paralegal profession.
Contents
UNIT 1Chapter 1: Assessing Your Professional Goals Chapter 2: The Culture of the Legal ProfessionChapter 3: Traits Lawyers Have and Complementary Traits Paralegals Need Chapter 4: Choosing Employment that Matches Your Professional Goals UNIT 2: APPLYING FOR WORKChapter 5: Successful Employment Application Documents Chapter 6: Successful Interview Strategies Chapter 7: Successful Job Negotiation StrategiesUNIT 3: STARTING WORKChapter 8: Starting Your Job or Internship Chapter 9: Communicating at Work Chapter 10: Building your Reputation at WorkChapter 11: Important trait; Organizing Yourself, Your Office, and Your TimeChapter 12: Using Technology to Manage Work and Time UNIT 4: CAREER SUCCESSChapter 13: Propelling Your Career Toward Success Chapter 14: Taking Flight: Taking Your Career to New Heights Appendix A: Billable Hours Recording Form Appendix B: List of Organizations for Legal Professionals
