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Career As a Paralegal
Call Number: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781441640710
Career As a Paralegal: legal assistant. by Institute for Career Research
Call Number: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781441640710
Publication Date: 2010
Lessons from the Top Paralegal Experts by Carole Bruno LESSONS from the Top Paralegal Experts is a unique and much needed reference as there is nothing else like it for paralegal students and professionals on the market. It not only covers success stories about paralegal professionals but also shares their insights on how they do their work. The primary goal of the book is to help students learn hands-on techniques directly from paralegal leaders in the field. These top paralegal experts share the secrets that have helped them become the best of the best in their profession. The top fifteen paralegal experts helped to expand the paralegal profession and improve the efficiency of performing paralegal duties including creativity, leadership, expertise in their specialty, technical skills, knowledge, mentoring, and organization. The paralegal experts practice in various specialties and the premise of this book is that students and professionals can learn most effectively from the experiences of others. There is a definite need to provide paralegal students with further instructions to help them become more productive and efficient.
Call Number: Main Collection KF320.L4 B786 2008
ISBN: 9781401889210
Publication Date: 2008-01-04
The Professional Paralegal by Charlsye Smith Diaz; Vicki Voisin PROFESSIONAL PARALEGAL, THE: A GUIDE TO FINDING A JOB AND CAREER SUCCESS covers 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.
Call Number: Main Collection KF320.L4 D53 2013
ISBN: 9780135105788
Publication Date: 2019-08-05
Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office by Richard L. Hughes 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.
Call Number: Main Collection KF320.L4 H84 2005
ISBN: 9781401838966
Publication Date: 2004-08-02

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