Paralegal Career For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott, J.d. Hatch, Lisa, M.a. Hatch
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 22654
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0471799564
Dewey Decimal Number: 340.023
EAN: 9780471799566
ASIN: 0471799564
Publication Date: July 31, 2006
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Product Description
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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Fast read, packed with information! January 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I originally purchased this book for my friend, who was considering pursuing a paralegal certificate to help with a career change. Before giving it to him, I managed to read this book in its entirety. With only my brief academic background in law (Business Law I&II, and Law of the Workplace) I found this book to be an enjoyable, easy read, and full of useful information and insight into the paralegal industry. (Not to mention a CD full of bonus material.)
I also found it intriguing that this book was written by the founders of The Center for Legal Studies, providers of paralegal courses in many of this country's junior colleges. (The same course, as it were, that my friend will be taking in the coming months.) While I don't know how good it will be as preparation for the course, I'm relatively certain that the two have some interrelated elements that may prove useful.
pleasantly helpful November 21, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book, and the CD it came with, to be very helpful. I would definitely recommend buying it.
paralegal career for dummies September 27, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is just what I need- very novice at pro se litigation,this is a great help with the basics of law,research and a limited intro to drafting documents
Gotta love the dummies... July 14, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really enjoy the "Dummie's" line, I actually have a collection of them. I think that they are extremely informative and well written. They break down stuff that people might deem as "common" knowledge, but you'd be suprised how ignorant some are on the topics. I will continue to buy their line and look forward to many new and interesting topics to read about.
Helped My Career May 30, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
As an online paralegal student at the Washington Online Learning Institute, (WOLI) for short, I bought this book towards the end of my certificate program. It was quite useful in putting a lot of information in perspective. I had a course in career preparation at WOLI and this book reinforced and expanded upon that information so the combination of knowledge from WOLI and this book was really powerful. This book is basic, but it is accurate and very useful for someone entering the field. I ended up with a job just two weeks after graduating and this book helped for sure. So I would recommend it. I think it is interesting that Amazon bundles this book with the Statsky paralegal book because we used the Statsky book in three courses at WOLI. So I would recommend both books, actually. This is a good book for a person who is serious about entering the paralegal field, but keep in mind you should really get certified if you want to be truly successful. The days of just learning on the job are pretty much over, especially in terms of advancement in a law firm, which is a valid point made in this book. Recommended.
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