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Excellence in the workplace : legal and life skills in a nutshell
Author
Title
Excellence in the workplace : legal and life skills in a nutshell / Kay Kavanagh, Paula Nailon.
ISBN
9781640206199
1640206191
9781634607766
1634607767
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxi, 441 pages)
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"A people-skills book for new lawyers, law students, paralegals, and pre-law students. Identifies skills lawyers need; addresses getting practical lawyering skills and help you need--on the job and in law school. Chapters on emotional intelligence, diversity, meetings, time management, managing writing and research assignments, meeting with clients, working with your supervisor, supervising others. How to get feedback, cope with stress and conflict, seek balance, master public speaking and oral communication. Addresses the first day, shyness, meals, dress, cultural differences, networking, judgment, values, ethics, e-mail, and e-professionalism, building a career plan, career office resources, deciding if a job is right for you, negotiating salary, law firm economics, managing money. Advice from employers, insights from students."-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Legal and life skills in a nutshell.
Other formats
Print version: Kavanagh, Kay. Excellence in the workplace. Second edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2018]
Other editions
Kavanagh, Kay. Excellence in the workplace. St .Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2007
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 03, 2020
Series
Contents
How to use this book
Everything you need to know
Dressing the part
The social graces
Overcoming shyness
The art (or horror) of networking
Cultural differences
Working well with others
The art of being supervised (gracefully)
The art of supervising
Managing written assignments
Research
A writing checklist : remember your reader
Feedback
In-person communication
E-mail uses and abuses
E-Professionalism
Formal and informal presentations
Making the most of meetings
Time management and procrastination
Managing stress
Handling conflicts at work
How adults learn : and why it matters
Emotional intelligence : the key to excellence
Workplace diversity
Finding balance in your work and life
What skills do lawyers need?
Judgment, values, and professional ethics
For law students : perspectives on returning to school
Get a mentor : expand your world
First-year career plan : a guided exercise
Deciding whether the job is right for you
Salary negotiations
How to get practical skills in law school
Career office resources
Money matters
Law firm economics : understanding the business side of the profession.
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Genre/Form
Study guides.
Life skills guides.
Study guides.
Electronic books.
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