How to Land Your First Paralegal Job: An Insider's Guide to the Fastest Growing Profession of the New Millennium

by Andrea Wagner

Book Overview

Provides advice on writing cover letters and resumes, organizing a job search, interviewing, and negotiating salaries, and includes a directory of paralegal schools listed by state. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130155934
• ISBN13: 9780130155931
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Forst Pagalegal Job

I bought this book for my dauughter who just completed a papalegal program. She has found it to be helpful and the information current. It has also given her support for what she has been doing to get that first job and validates the education she recieved at a career college. This book is helping her feel confident about getting her first job expecailly in a challenging job market.

Awesome Book!

This is the best book for those of you looking into the paralegal profession. It helped me land my first paralegal job. A must buy!

The Most Complete Paralegal Job Search "How-to" Available

Andrea Wagner tells you everything you need to know to get your first paralegal job. Everything. This honest and to-the-point book offers examples of everything you'll need for your job search and detailed information about how to use each piece of paper and each opportunity. The practical advice on where to look for jobs, who to talk to when you find them and how to dress for the big day are critical. The list of probable interview questions along with potential responses to difficult or inappropriate questions will give you confidence, and the advice on how to negotiate better compensation will enable you to get what you're worth. Wagner also provides an impressive list of legal buzzwords that will help you sound like an old-timer once you are on the job. If you're serious about getting your first paralegal job, do yourself a favor. Buy this book.

Excellent resource for paralegals of all experience levels

In my job as Career Development Coordinator for a major ABA-approved paralegal school, I frequently recommend this book to current students and graduates alike. I recommend it to new paralegals as a step-by-step guide to finding a job, and to experienced paralegals as a great tool for making sure that your job-search skills are as sharp as your legal skills.

Greatly improve your employment prospects: Use this resource

I loaned this book to a friend who had trouble finding decent paralegal employment. Within 7 days, she had 2 quality offers. I referred her to the chapters on networking, job searches, the interview, and salary negotiation strategies. I also included a separate salary survey. So the book paid immediate dividends for my friend. I also refer to the book frequently. I just completed paralegal school and still use the book for the resume and cover letter information. This book reads easily, cover all of the pertinent subjects, and is useful from the time a paralegal career and education are being considered, untilyour first year in your new job. Experienced paralegals should find all of the chapters relating to job hunting very useful and updated. However, I do have a problem, that is I don't have enough copies to loan to my friends. The book is only helpful when used, though. If you choose to let it collect dust, you will not receive the full benefits of all of the tested tips and advice.Jeff Sparks Paralegal Tomorrow