Internships Through Employment
by Deborah E. Bouchoux, Susan M. Sullivan
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 and#8212; internships, finding the right permanent job, and ensuring success in the workplace and#8212; 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 and#8220;no referenceand#8221; rule, how to respond to online job postings, as well as realistic advice on inappropriate workplace behaviors and ethical concerns
- a readable, accessible style
- 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
- 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
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Author Biography
Deborah E. Bouchoux, J.D., is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University's Paralegal Studies Program where she teaches a variety of topics and serves on the Program's Advisory Board. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law and a member of the State Bar of California (inactive) and District of Columbia Bar (active). She has taught in a number of paralegal programs, including the University of San Diego's Paralegal Program and the Paralegal Studies Program at George Washington University. She is the author of nine textbooks in the paralegal field and sev
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