Paralegal Career For Dummies (eBook)

Scott A. Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-05297-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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-onguide to all the basics -- from getting certified to landing a joband getting ahead. Inside, you'll find all the tools you need tosucceed, 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 toonline legal resources.

Please see the CD-ROM appendix for details and complete systemrequirements.

Autor

Scott Hatch, JD, and Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, arefounders and administrators of The Center for Legal Studies, whichoffers training and certificate courses, including paralegalcertificate courses, to thousands of people through hundreds ofcolleges and universities every year.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: A Snapshot of the Exciting and Lucrative ParalegalProfession 7

Chapter 1: Discovering the Paralegal Profession 9

Chapter 2: Membership Has Its Privileges: Paralegal Associationsand Their Certification Exams 21

Chapter 3: The Hunt Is On: Securing a Paralegal Position 27

Part II: Important Legal Concepts Every Paralegal Should Know37

Chapter 4: "All Rise": The American Judicial System39

Chapter 5: The Big Three: Categories of Law 57

Chapter 6: Taking a Case to Trial: The Litigation Process 79

Chapter 7: How It's Done: Important Rules of CivilProcedure and Evidence 99

Chapter 8: Because I Said So: The Categories of Legal Authority115

Chapter 9: The Substantive Law Areas Most Commonly Practiced byParalegals 123

Part III: Putting It into Practice: The Paralegal in theCivil Litigation Process 137

Chapter 10: The Paper Chase: Preparing Documents 139

Chapter 11: Elementary My Dear Watson: Legal Investigation167

Chapter 12: Chewing the Fat: Legal Interviewing 179

Chapter 13: Burning the Midnight Oil: Legal Research 193

Chapter 14: Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Trial Performance211

Chapter 15: The Official Word: Ethical Codes for LegalProfessionals 225

Part IV: Skills Paralegals Need to Soar Ahead 239

Chapter 16: Write On: Presenting a Clear, Concise Legal WritingStyle 241

Chapter 17: The Latest Thing: Using Technology in Law 269

Chapter 18: Law Office Management 101 281

Part V: The Part of Tens 293

Chapter 19: The Ten Most Important Rules of Ethics 295

Chapter 20: Ten Things Every Paralegal Should Know 299

Chapter 21: Ten Survival Tips to Thrive in the Legal Environment303

Part VI: Appendixes 307

Appendix A: Glossary of Important Legal Terms: A Mini LegalDictionary 309

Appendix B: About the CD 335

Index 347

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
• Schlagworte: Law • Recht • Rechtswissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-118-05297-8 / 1118052978
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-05297-6 / 9781118052976