Internships through Employment The Paralegal Job Hunter's Handbook

by Bouchoux, Deborah A.; Sullivan, Susan M.

• ISBN13: 9780735562479
• ISBN10: 0735562474
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-02
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing
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Summary

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 internships, finding the right permanent job, and ensuring success in the workplace 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 "no reference" 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 Instructor'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

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents 
List of Figures 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 

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 Re´sume´ and Cover Letter 
Chapter 4 The Internship Experience 

Part II
Finding the Right Job 
Chapter 5 Revising Your Internship Re´sume´ 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 Re´sume´s 
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 Codes of Ethics 

Glossary 
Index