Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office

Name: Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9781401838966

by Unknown Author

265 pages2005Thomson/Delmar LearningISBN 9781401838966

Vocational guidance Handbooks, manuals Legal assistants paralegals Handbooks, manuals, etc Career development

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This career guide gives current and future paralegals the inside scoop on how to select the right job for them and how to thrive in their work setting. A well-respected supervising attorney who now is a paralegal educator lets paralegals know what law firms look for in their paralegal staff in terms of time and work management, quality assurance, interaction with various segments of the office and much, much more. The Paralegal Perspective feature gives the reader first-hand advice on how to handle situations they encounter on the job. Further, this publication fully addresses such important issues as finding the right paralegal job, producing high-quality work, understanding billable hours, dealing with office politics, asking for a raise and advancing in a paralegal career. End-of-chapter questions, Internet-based questions and ethical discussion questions make this an enjoyable and educational read.

Publication Details

Publisher: Thomson/Delmar Learning
Published: 2005
Pages: 265
ISBN: 9781401838966

About Unknown Author

Richard L. Hughes received a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a master's degree from the University of Texas, and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming. He was a professor at the Air Force Academy, including ten years as head of its Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. He then moved to the Air Force Academy's Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), where his work focused on senior executive leadership; specifically, strategic leadership and organizational culture change. He helped create the Center for Creative Leadership’s organizational leadership development program. In 2007, he was appointed the newly-created position of Transformation Chair at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Hughes was the senior author of the textbook Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience. He also co-authored Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization’s Enduring Success (2005).