The empowered paralegal
Subtitle: effective, efficient, and professional
By: Robert E. Mongue.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781594606854
Subjects: Legal assistants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Legal assistants -- Vocational guidance -- United States
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: Every day thousands of paralegals and legal assistants leave their office feeling frustrated, overworked and under utilized. As an attorney and professor, author Robert E. Mongue, J.D. hears from paralegals who, despite their education and professional training, feel poorly equipped to meet the real challenges of today s law office. Too often paralegals are taught law and procedure but not how to effectively manage their time, workloads and clients. Too often they feel ineffective and powerless when dealing with attorneys, clients and court personnel, inside and outside the office. Over thirty years as a litigator employing, training and teaching paralegals, Dr. Mongue gathered and developed clear, concise and easy-to-use techniques to teach paralegals how to become a critical component of an effective legal team. He used these techniques in his own law practice and in classrooms, seminars and workshops. These techniques are now together in a practical guide, entitled The Empowered Paralegal.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Managing your time : yes, time is money!; title: Managing your work : it's a mess, but it's my mess!; title: Managing your docket/calendar : twice is nice!; title: Managing your files - I know I have that here somewhere!; title: Managing your clients : Mr. Jones is on the line again!; title: Managing your attorney : Don't bother me, just do it!; title: Managing your litigation : crucial tools for building a better trial; title: Conclusion : the empowered paralegal.