A Guide to a Successful Career as a Paralegal or Legal Staff Member [Paperback]

Law Crossing (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (May 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141963299X
• ISBN-13: 978-1419632990
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,966,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything a Legal Staffer Needs to Know, July 10, 2006

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Rosalie Mueller "Rosalie Mueller" (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Guide to a Successful Career as a Paralegal or Legal Staff Member (Paperback)

I've been a legal secretary since 1995. Earlier this year, I found myself out of work and out of luck. After 10 months of unemployment and no serious leads, I got desperate.

I ordered the Guide to a Successful Career as a Paralegal on Amazon. The book arrived on a Friday, so I took the weekend to go over it. I was surprised that there was a lot more to the book that just what you would expect. It covers every facet of life as a legal support specialist. I would strongly recommend this book to anybody just starting out. The book carefully lays out what it took me 10 years as a legal secretary to figure out for myself.

The book covered everything from how to survive life in a law firm, how to get noticed and advance, and how to make important career transitions. I actually wish this book had been around when I graduated college. Even though I have 10 years experience as a legal secretary, I can admit that the book did teach me a few new tricks.

Most importantly to me, however, the book offered some really great tips on what to do when you find yourself in the middle of a job search. It took me just 2 weeks to get a new job after learning the most effective methods of job searching for legal secretaries from the Guide to a Successful Career.

Lawcrossing has more or less cornered the market on helping legal professionals get jobs, so their name on this book should let everyone know that this is the real deal, the gold standard of handbooks for paralegals.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely helpful, July 10, 2006

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Tyson Z. Keeley "zkeeley" (Eagle Rock, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Guide to a Successful Career as a Paralegal or Legal Staff Member (Paperback)

This book is recommended to any paralegals or legal secretaries or anyone considering a career as such.

This book is of special value to anyone searching for a job, but it also contains plenty of do's and dont's to help you make it through the daily grind.