Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office
Subtitle: What Every Paralegal Should Know
By: Richard L. Hughes.
Series: The West Legal Studies Series
Publisher: Thomson/Delmar Learning
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Australia; Clifton Park, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781401838966
Subjects: Legal assistants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Legal assistants -- Vocational guidance -- United States.; Legal assistants -- United States.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: What every paralegal should know
Table of contents: label: Foreword
pagenum: xv; label: Preface
pagenum: xvii; label: Part I
title: Setting Goals: What Should You Expect from a Paralegal Career?; label: Chapter 1
title: Why Have Goals?
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter 2
title: What Should Your Goals Be?
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter 3
title: Who Can Help You Achieve Your Goals?
pagenum: 34; label: Chapter 4
title: What Is Possible in the Paralegal Profession?
pagenum: 56; label: Part II
title: Beyond Survival -- How to Thrive as a Paralegal; label: Chapter 5
title: Getting Off to a Good Start
pagenum: 75; label: Chapter 6
title: What Is Important to a Law Firm?
pagenum: 93; label: Chapter 7
title: Handling the Dreaded Billable Hour
pagenum: 112; label: Chapter 8
title: How to Manage Your Workload
pagenum: 122; label: Chapter 9
title: What Kinds of Assignments Can You Expect?
pagenum: 141; label: Chapter 10
title: Where Do You Go for Help?
pagenum: 154; label: Chapter 11
title: Communication: Coworkers, Clients, the Court, and Other Firms
pagenum: 162; label: Chapter 12
title: Office Politics: Danger Lurking Around Every Corner
pagenum: 178; label: Chapter 13
title: How to Know What You Are Worth
pagenum: 187; label: Chapter 14
title: The Importance of Growing Professionally
pagenum: 201; label: Part III
title: Taking Stock of Your Paralegal Career; label: Chapter 15
title: Achieving Professional and Personal Balance
pagenum: 211; label: Chapter 16
title: Staying Motivated: Keeping Your Career Interesting
pagenum: 219; label: Chapter 17
title: Mission Accomplished: Now What?
pagenum: 228; label: Appendix A
title: Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Guidelines for Enforcement of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.
pagenum: 235; label: Appendix B
title: Sample Resumé with Comments
pagenum: 249; label: Appendix C
title: Sample Cover Letter with Comments
pagenum: 252; label: Appendix D
title: Sample Thank You Letter with Comments
pagenum: 255; label: Appendix E
title: Alternative and Nontraditional Career Resources
pagenum: 258