Download or read book Paralegal Career Starter written by Jo Southard and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series offers entry-level job seekers the perfect first step to careers in these growing fields. Each book features the hottest jobs in each career area, easy-to-read requirements for each job, leading providers of training programs for the specific career area, financing for training, tips for success, and much more. Ideal for young job hunters who want to know where the opportunities are.
Download or read book Paralegal Career Starter written by and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paralegal profession is among the fastest growing careers in the United States. Working as a paralegal offers an exciting career in law, without the expensive and lengthy schooling required to become an attorney. But, because a paralegal does many of the same things as a lawyer, proper training is essential. This practical guide offers step-by-step advice on getting the best training and making the smart career choices that will lead you to a top salary with the right firm.
Download or read book Paralegal Career Starter written by Jo Lynn Southard and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully updated edition of Paralegal Career Starter, you will find everything needed to be a great paralegal. This book starts with details on the kinds of work that paralegals do, and it contains an extensive analysis of how to get the training you need to become a paralegal. You will find out how to find the right paralegal training program, as well as the right school that offers that program. From scholarships to grants to loans, everything you need to know about how to find and apply for financial aid is also covered. To help land your first job after you complete your training, you will learn how to conduct a job search and improve your job search skills. By following the advice here, you can find work in an interesting and rewarding profession that has been called "America's fastest growing" by the Department of Labor.
Download or read book Paralegal Career For Dummies written by Scott A. Hatch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apply important legal concepts and skills you need to succeed Get educated, land a job, and start making money now! Want a new career as a paralegal but don't know where to start? Relax! Paralegal Career For Dummies is the practical, hands-on guide to all the basics -- from getting certified to landing a job and getting ahead. Inside, you'll find all the tools you need to succeed, including a CD packed with sample memos, forms, letters, and more! Discover how to * Secure your ideal paralegal position * Pick the right area of the law for you * Prepare documents for litigation * Conduct legal research * Manage a typical law office Sample resumes, letters, forms, legal documents, and links to online legal resources. Please see the CD-ROM appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Download or read book Paralegal Career For Dummies written by Scott A. Hatch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your career as a top-notch paralegal starts here The demand for paralegal professionals is exploding, and Paralegal Career For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the skills and requirements needed to pursue this rewarding career. Inside, you’ll discover the ins and outs of paralegal skills, from preparing documents and performing legal research to obtaining certification, job hunting, and understanding legal concepts. Use this hands-on guide to help in your career considerations, bolster your paralegal training, or as an everyday on-the-job reference. Paralegal Career For Dummies will be your trusty assistant through all phases of your life as a paralegal, taking you forward with tips on networking and joining professional organizations that will enhance your career. Discover the job skills required for success as a paralegal Learn important legal concepts you’ll need on the job Access forms, templates, and examples on the companion website Develop strategies to manage time and advance your career Complete with a companion website containing a wealth of valuable information, this book covers everything you need to become a top-notch paralegal.
Download or read book Paralegal Career Guide written by Chere B. Estrin and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive resource, Chere Estrin demonstrates the benefits of strategic career development for both entry level and veteran paralegals. You'll find guidance on how to plot a course for success that will carry you across the changing professional landscape, as well as interviews of some of the most powerful paralegal administrators in the nation -uncovering the secrets of success in a variety of specializations. The book also covers: how to job search on the Internet -- the pros and cons of becoming a certified paralegal -- where technology is taking the paralegal profession -- ADR and the opportunities it offers the paralegal -- how to develop as a paralegal manager -- career opportunities with legal vendors -- the secrets of quality service -- how to make positive career changes -- and much, more.
Download or read book Paralegal Career For Dummies written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apply important legal concepts and skills you need to succeed Get educated, land a job, and start making money now! Want a new career as a paralegal but don't know where to start? Relax! Paralegal Career For Dummies is the practical, hands-on guide to all the basics—from getting certified to landing a job and getting ahead. Inside, you'll find all the tools you need to succeed, including a CD packed with sample memos, forms, letters, and more! Discover how to * Secure your ideal paralegal position * Pick the right area of the law for you * Prepare documents for litigation * Conduct legal research * Manage a typical law office Sample resumes, letters, forms, legal documents, and links to online legal resources. Please see the CD-ROM appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Download or read book How to Land Your First Paralegal Job written by Andrea Wagner and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #17: WATCH YOUR WHISKERS, STILTON! A mysterious one-eyed rat is trying to steal The Rodent's Gazette from under my nose! My manager came up with a plan to stop him. He arranged for me to appear on a TV quiz show. But if I lose I have to give up my tail! #18: SHIPWRECK ON THE PIRATE ISLANDS My sister, Thea, comes up with a new way to torment me. She's combined my two least favorite things: travel and ghosts! She heard rumors of a haunted pirate treasure buried on an island and she dragged me into her treasure hunt!
Download or read book Opportunities in Paralegal Careers written by Alice Fins and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opportunities In . . . series gives you valuable career insight into your job field of choice! The most comprehensive career book series available, Opportunities In . . . explores a vast range of professions. In "Opportunities in Paralegal Careers," you will find: The latest information on the field Training and education requirements you will need Salary statistics for different positions Up-to-date professional and Internet resources And much more
Download or read book Introduction To Law And The Paralegal Profession written by Floyd Madison and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paralegal industry has changed significantly since the 1970s when being a legal assistant first emerged as a bona fide career. Client demands, economic necessity, and explosive growth have made paralegals a popular career choice, and there never has been a better time to be a paralegal. If you need to move on to a new paralegal job and you don't want to waste time, read this book now!
Download or read book The Redbook written by Bryan A. Garner and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive guide to the essential rules of legal writing. Unlike most style or grammar guides, it focuses on the special needs of legal writers, answering a wide spectrum of questions about grammar and style -- both rules and exceptions. It also gives detailed, authoritative advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, footnotes, and citations, with illustrations in legal context. Designed for law students, law professors, practicing lawyers, and judges, the work emphasizes the ways in which legal writing differs from other styles of technical writing. Its how-to sections deal with editing and proofreading, numbers and symbols, and overall document design. Features: * Cautions on use of 500 stuffy phrases and needless legalisms, along with their everyday English translations * Details rules for 800 words with required prepositions in certain contexts * Explains the correct usage of more than 1,000 words that are often troublesome to legal writers * Gives tips on preparing briefs and other court documents, opinion letters and demand letters, research memos, and contracts * Provides model documents of all types of legal documents and pleadings Reviews 200 terms of art that take on new meanings in legal contexts
Download or read book The Ultimate Paralegal written by Thomas B. Swanson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a nuts and bolts introduction to a versatile and interesting 21st Century career field. Paralegals are legal professionals who are fully integrated into the practice of law. This is a career field that welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds because all such people are needed for the many diverse areas of law. This book introduces the reader to the paralegal career field and the fundamentals that one should know about the law. There are paralegals in many countries. However, the focus of this book with respect to both the law and the paralegal career field is the United States. I have educated and trained many paralegals over the last thirty years and that includes those who have pursued their careers in many states. There are four general sectors of paralegal employment. First, there is the government sector. There are numerous paralegal jobs in federal, state and local governments. The federal government and state governments employ paralegals in their court systems and their many government agencies. Local governments employ paralegals in county attorneys' offices, district attorneys' offices and city attorneys' offices. Common features associated with this sector of paralegal employment are structured hours, solid retirement and benefit plans and educational benefits. Please note that this sector does not describe all paralegal jobs with the word "paralegal", so a paralegal job applicant should look at the job descriptions for the following government job titles: court clerk (do not let this term confuse you - it is an important skilled job), docket clerk, court administrator, court coordinator, court liason officer, investigator, compliance officer, and case manager. Who Can Become A Paralegal? Since the paralegal career field is very broad it needs many different types of people. There are some people who enter a paralegal education program right out of high school. If they are literate and motivated, and complete a good paralegal educational program, as they gain experience in the work place more and more opportunities will come. Some people decide to become paralegals after they have attended some college because they want their education to lead directly to an established career path. Others make such a decision after they have obtained a college degree. There many college degree programs that do not lead to employment beyond teaching. And, as we all know, not everyone is meant to be a teacher. One reality of the 21st Century is that education has become expensive and many people have to borrow to pay for their education. As a result, more people are seeking education that leads to more career opportunities. Do not despair if you have a degree that provides only limited employment opportunities, because your career as a paralegal awaits you. Most of the time, a college graduate can obtain the necessary education to become a paralegal in less time than someone who does not have a college degree. Further, there are some employers who prefer that their paralegals have a college degree. One feature of the 21st Century is that more and more people are changing careers. There are variety of reasons offered as to why this is occurring, including (1) instability with respect to their existing career; (2) "burnout"; (3) the desire to move into a career that is more enjoyable or meaningful and so on and so forth. What makes the paralegal career field attractive to this particular group is that their previous career skills are to varying degrees transferable and hence provide greater choices and opportunities to them as paralegals. Consider some examples: nurses (healthcare law and personal injury law); police officers, prison guards and probation officers (criminal law); engineers (intellectual property); real estate agents (real estate law); oilfield workers (oil and gas law); construction workers (construction law, labor law and personal injury law).
Download or read book Career Guide for Paralegals written by Hal Cornelius and published by Arco. This book was released on 1983 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Careers as a Paralegal and Legal Assistant written by G. S. Prentzas and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Bar Association defines a paralegal, or legal assistant, as "a person...who is employed...by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible." Teens learn that a paralegal can specialize in distinct fields, including corporate law, criminal law, and environmental law. They investigate this faced-paced career, and understand the facets of the legal services industry. Besides outlining education requirements and training programs, this accessible volume covers professional responsibilities, ethic codes, kinds of employers, job searches, resume building, and work environments.
Download or read book Start Your Career as a Paralegal written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legal Break In written by Leslie R. Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a seasoned paralegal's perspective on the skills needed to enter the legal secretary, legal assistant or paralegal fields. Descriptions of many different areas of law and associated skill sets are listed which allows the reader an insider's view into each position. In addition to the technical expertise required to succeed in this field, information is provided regarding interview questions and answers, networking and more.
Download or read book Career as a Paralegal written by Institute for Career Research and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PARALEGAL IS A LAWYER'S RIGHT hand. Although paralegals cannot represent clients in court, paralegals do much of the same important legal work that lawyers do. Much of this work involves reading and writing - researching case histories, drafting subpoenas, analyzing court testimonies, or writing wills. There are also opportunities to interact with a wide range of people. Paralegals are often the first point of contact for clients. They also interview witnesses, attend court cases, communicate with police officers and judges, and negotiate with other law offices. Some people may consider the detail-oriented work mundane, but most paralegals find the world of the law exciting. It is loaded with opportunity with a wide variety of legal areas to choose from. Lawyers specialize in fields such as criminal, environmental, family, medical, corporate, and international law. Paralegals are needed in all of these same areas. Whatever your interests are, there is surely a career path to match. Getting started in this career is relatively easy. Although paralegals are involved in much of the legal process, they do not hold a law degree. Some paralegals have no more than a high school diploma. The majority, however, have an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or a certificate in paralegal studies. There are many programs available across the country that offer paralegal training that can help you fulfill the education requirements where you want to pursue your career. The pay for paralegals is good, especially when one takes into account the modest education required. The average yearly income is around $50,000, although salaries can jump to as high as $75,000 with experience or when working for a large firm in a metropolitan area. This is a great time to pursue a career as a paralegal. The job outlook is exceptional with employment growing by as much as 30 percent. If you want to build a career in the legal field, but do not want to invest the time and money to become a lawyer, consider paralegal work. The pay is good, the jobs are plentiful, and you can get started in a short period of time.
