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Surviving and thriving in the law office : what every paralegal should know / Richard L. Hughes.

By: Hughes, Richard L.
Material type: TextTextSeries: West legal studies series. Publisher: Australia ; Clifton Park, N.Y. : Thomson/Delmar Learning, c2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xxi, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1401838960.Other title: What every paralegal should know.Subject(s): Legal assistants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Legal assistants -- Vocational guidance -- United States | Legal assistants -- United States
Contents:
Why have goals? -- What should your goals be? -- Who can help you achieve your goals? -- What is possible in the paralegal profession? -- Getting off to a good start -- What is important to a law firm? -- Handling the dreaded billable hour -- How to manage your workload -- What kinds of assignments can you expect? -- Where do you go for help? -- Communication : coworkers, clients, the court, and other firms -- Office politics : danger lurking around every corner -- How to know what your worth -- Importance of growing professionally -- Achieving professional and personal balance -- Staying motivated : keeping your career interesting -- Mission accomplished: now what?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch.1. Why have goals? -- ch.2. What should your goals be? -- ch.3. Who can help you achieve your goals? -- ch.4. What is possible in the paralegal profession? -- ch.5. Getting off to a good start -- ch.6. What is important to a law firm? -- ch.7. Handling the dreaded billable hour -- ch.8. How to manage your workload -- 9. What kinds of assignments can you expect? -- 10. Where do you go for help? -- 11. Communication : coworkers, clients, the court, and other firms -- 12. Office politics : danger lurking around every corner -- 13. How to know what your worth -- 14. Importance of growing professionally -- 15. Achieving professional and personal balance -- 16. Staying motivated : keeping your career interesting -- 17. Mission accomplished: now what?

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