Paralegal Career For Dummies (Google eBook)

Scott Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 3, 2011 - Law - 384 pages

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.

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Great book for those looking into a Paralegal career.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The Part of Tens 293: 5
• Lucrative Paralegal Profession: 7
• Membership Has Its Privileges Paralegal Associations: 21
• The Hunt Is On Securing a Paralegal Position: 27
• Important Legal Concepts Every: 37
• The Big Three Categories of Law: 57
• Taking a Case to Trial The Litigation Process: 79
• How Its Done Important Rules: 99
• How Its Done Important Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence 99 Chapter 8 Because I Said So The Categories of Legal Authority: 115
• The Substantive Law Areas Most Commonly Practiced: 123
• Putting It into Practice The Paralegal: 137
• Elementary My Dear Watson Legal Investigation: 167
• Chewing the Fat Legal Interviewing: 179
• Burning the Midnight Oil Legal Research: 193
• Where the Rubber Hits the Road Trial Performance: 211
• The Official Word Ethical Codes for Legal Professionals: 225
• Skills Paralegals Need to Soar Ahead: 239
• The Latest Thing Using Technology in Law: 269
• Law Office Management 101: 281
• The Ten Most Important Rules of Ethics: 295
• Ten Things Every Paralegal Should Know: 299
• Glossary of Important Legal Terms A Mini Legal Dictionary: 309
• About the CD: 335
• Index: 347

About the author

Scott Hatch, JD, and Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, are founders and administrators of The Center for Legal Studies, which offers training and certificate courses, including paralegal certificate courses, to thousands of people through hundreds of colleges and universities every year.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Paralegal Career For Dummies; --For dummies
• Authors: Scott Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118052978, 9781118052976
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Law / Paralegals & Paralegalism