TY - BOOK AU - Brittain, Vicki AU - Hull, Terry. TI - Paralegal handbook. SN - 076680772x AV - KF320.LA H85 PY - 2003/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson KW - Legal assistants KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - United States N1 - Includes index; Contents: The Paralegal profession: What is a paralegal? -- Paralegal associations and organizations -- Ethics and professional responsibility: Rules, guidelines and codes -- The Unauthorized practice of law -- The Authorized practice of law-reforms and exceptions -- Conflicts of interest, confidentiality and risk management -- Issues facing the profession: The Regulation issue -- The Exempt employee issue -- The Recovery of legal assistant fees issue -- The Non-lawyer/non-legal assistant issue -- Legal working environments and survival skills: Legal working environments -- Legal assistant survival skills -- Legal assistant career opportunities: Exploring career opportunities -- Securing legal assistant career opportunities ER -