01496     2200253   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001200123084001800135100002100153245002200174260004700196300004400243500003200287520079200319650003301111650002301144650002301167990002601190990002601216INLIS00000000000433020221029081015  a0010-0520004330221029                |          | eng    a1-40181-229-5  aeng  a340.068  a340.068 EDW l0 aEdward, Linda L.1 aLaw office skills  aNew York :bThomson delmar Learning,c2003  a263 hlm :bxiv, 263 p.; 21 cm. ;c21 cm  aIndeks : Index (p. 267-274)  aThis book is a survival kit for anyone new to the legal arena. It teaches students what it means to dress, act, and behave professionally. How to use the phone, voice mail, and e-mail effectively and professionally. It explains how to efficiently manage their time. Demonstrates common billing practices and the mechanics of timekeeping, the mechanics of opening and organizing files, the mechanics of organizing documents, and the mechanics of docket control systems. Teaches how to cope with the realities of office politics and how to work effectively with "challenging" clients, attorneys, and staff. Practicality is the cornerstone of this text. Students who use this text should be better prepared to work as paralegals and generally more useful to employers than those who do not. 4a1. law offices-United States 4a2. Office practice 4a3. Legal assistant  a07730/MKRI-P/XII-2007  a07730/MKRI-P/XII-2007