Internships through Employment: The Paralegal Job Hunter's Handbook / Edition 1

by Deborah E. Bouchoux, Susan M. Sullivan

Overview

Written by authors with extensive experience in placing paralegal students in successful internships and permanent jobs, Internships through Employment: The Paralegal Job Hunter's Handbook is the only text in the field to focus on internships and permanent employment.

Divided into three sections and#8212; internships, finding the right permanent job, and ensuring success in the workplace and#8212; this concise handbook offers:

• practical information with a variety of samples including cover and thank-you letters, sample resumes, and sample job-hunting portfolio pages
• valuable advice not covered elsewhere, such as how to quit a job without burning bridges, how to interview by telephone, how to get around the and#8220;no referenceand#8221; rule, how to respond to online job postings, as well as realistic advice on inappropriate workplace behaviors and ethical concerns
• a readable, accessible style

Bouchoux and Sullivan, both with wide-ranging practical and teaching experience, have designed this outstanding text to be useful as a coursebook as well as a handbook:

• each chapter includes Web references, ethics tips, discussion questions, and sample assignments
• extensive appendices include job hunting resources, sample resumes, sample cover letters and other types of correspondence, and paralegal resources to help job hunters

This book is part of a comprehensive teaching package that includes PowerPoint slides and an extensive Instructorand#8217;s Manual featuring:

• sample syllabi
• Internship Timelines: What To Do When in Your Internship Program
• suggestions for in-class activities and projects for each chapter
• answers to discussion questions and Web Work questions
• advice on running a successful internship program
• numerous forms to be used in an internship program, including:
  • Letter to Law Firm to Inquire About Internship Placement
  • Internship Application Form
  • Internship Contract
  • Memo to Students Regarding Internship Policies
  • Internship Assignment Form
  • Internship Progress Report
  • Evaluation Forms to be Used by Internship Supervisors
  • Evaluation Forms to be Used by Student Interns
  • Time Sheet/Daily Log

*Instructor's Manuals are a professional courtesy offered to professors only. For more information or to request a copy, please contact Wolter's Kluwer Law andamp; Business at 800.529.7545 or [e-mail].

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735562479
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	05/02/2008
Series:	Aspen College Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Internship and Career

Chapter 1. Internship and Career Strategies: The Preliminaries
Chapter 2. Internships: Setting the Stage
Chapter 3. Building an Effective Resume and Cover Letter
Chapter 4. The Internship Experience

Part II: Finding the Right Job

Chapter 5. Revising Your Internship Resume and Cover Letter for Permanent Employment
Chapter 6. Interviewing and Negotiating

Part III: The Workplace

Chapter 7. The Law Firm Environment
Chapter 8. Keeping Your Job and Advancing in Your Career
Chapter 9. Quitting Your Job and Getting Your Next Job
Chapter 10. Trading in Your Backpack for a Briefcase: Strategies for Success in the Workplace
Chapter 11. Alternative Career Paths

Appendices

Appendix A. Job-Hunting Resources
Appendix B. Sample Resumes
Appendix C. Sample Cover Letters
Appendix D. Sample Acceptance and Resignation Letters
Appendix E. Sample Thank You Letters
Appendix F. Paralegal Associations
Appendix G. State and National Bar Associations
Appendix H. Paralegal Code of Ethics