second, light profit. I chose a lawyer as my career. At the beginning of my practice, in most law firms, although you may feel valuable, assistants generally can't get the salary they want. At this stage of paralegal, the more you think that your salary is inversely proportional to your ability, the more you should examine your mentality and situation! Even if you are a natural jade, you need to polish it to shine more beautifully. Don't pay too much attention to the current salary. The salary of a law firm does not violate the law of value. At the stage of assistant, it is impossible for most law firms to have high salary for the time being.
third, kindness. Many people say that "to be a lawyer, be a man first" has some truth. Lawyers without professional ethics will not last long, even if they are brilliant for a while, they will be short-lived. No matter how advanced marketing means are adopted, the foundation of the lawyer profession is credibility. For paralegals, they should have good morality and habits from the beginning. Kindness, will know how to respect others and customers; Kindness will make you conscientious and fulfill your obligations after collecting agency fees; Kindness will lead to reasonable charges and not "kill" customers; Kindness will spread all over the world and be passed down from mouth to mouth. From a famous litigator in ancient China to a famous lawyer in modern times, it is impossible for us to find a person who is morally corrupt and notorious! A person, no matter at any stage, no matter at the distance of rivers and lakes or at the height of a temple, should always think of others and always consider problems from the perspective of others. As an assistant, you should learn to understand and be tolerant. There is a saying that must be the truth: "Good people are rewarded"!
Second, the life and work habits that an excellent paralegal should have
Good life and work habits are reflected in all aspects. Combined with my own feelings, I think paralegals are mainly manifested in three aspects: "rules", "respect" and "true colors".
first, we should have a sense of rules. No rules, Fiona Fang. For some daily rules, newcomers should abide by them, especially the most basic rules at work. For example, don't be late, don't leave early, and don't lie. These seemingly simple, in fact, it is not easy to do. Young people, especially newcomers in the workplace, are easily assimilated, and if they are in a place where everyone obeys the rules, they will naturally obey the rules; But if you are surrounded by unruly colleagues, it may affect your consciousness of obeying the rules. Newcomers' respect for the system at ordinary times will make teachers or partners feel practical, steady and assured, so as to strive for more promotion opportunities.
Secondly, we should respect teachers and superiors. Whether your teacher is famous or not, whether you are a "perfect" teacher in your eyes, newcomers must respect their teachers. The reason is simple: other people's teachers are not your teachers. No matter how good other people's teachers are, they can't teach themselves. They can only learn nutrients from their teachers to the maximum extent. Respect your teacher, and the teacher will know and try his best to help and guide himself. And this kind of respect is not superficial respect, but heartfelt respect. People are very strange animals, and the feelings between people are mutual. You hate a person inside, or you don't like a person. No matter how well you do superficial work, there will always be clues. As long as your teacher is better than you, you should respect him and learn from him with an open mind, not for others, but for yourself.
Third, you should have a "good eye". Newcomers should not think that if they devote themselves to their work, they will get the best return if they are diligent and hard-working. People are emotional animals, and besides their working relationship, you should have "sex" and do something that your teacher doesn't have your "share". You should have a "wink" to do something for the teacher that is not your "duty". For example, bring tea and water to the teacher and send a greeting message on holidays. Although we can no longer give gifts and kowtow during the Chinese New Year as in ancient times, we must not just equate the relationship with teachers with that of colleagues and feel that our status is the same as that of teachers. I think that there is no size of jobs, just a different division of labor.
This kind of thinking will not have awe of teachers, and even make them feel that teachers are "dissatisfied with everything" and always want to write down the change of their "status" on their lawyer's license, or undertake cases alone! As everyone knows, this is just a waste of time. It is easier said than done to have a pair of discerning eyes! For example, after work, if the teacher hasn't left yet, the assistant had better ask the teacher if he wants to get off work: Is there anything I can do for you? Even if you have to leave, you should still speak. This is the teacher's respect for you and also for your own good. Of course, the way to learn from teachers is not just about these, but also many aspects. Of course, the most important and crucial point is to respect teachers!
Third, the working ability that an excellent paralegal should have
First, he should have a "lively" eye. A paralegal, as its name implies, means to help with sorting out. It is a basic requirement to help with the work, but it does not mean to "do whatever the teacher tells you to do". As a popular paralegal, you should be proactive and have a "live" eye. For example, when receiving with the teacher in the reception room, if the customer's tea is almost finished, he should take the initiative to renew the water and don't let the teacher remind him; Also, the teacher should take the initiative to sort out the court minutes or the power of attorney, even if the teacher can't make a power of attorney.
second, you should be able to do things. Not everyone can do things, even college students, even those who pass the judicial examination. Take a simple letter posting as an example. An assistant who can't do anything will be finished if he sends a letter to the post office. However, after sending a letter, the assistant who can do things will contact the recipient in the future to confirm that the other party has received the letter and then report to the teacher; The same is true for faxes. An assistant who can't do anything will just send it. After sending it, an assistant who can do something will call the fax receiver to check whether he has received the fax. The same is true for whether there is a fax on the page. In fact, there is a great truth in the little tricks. You can do things with your heart, and you should consider the problem from the perspective of teachers and parties.
third, there must be a plan. Smart assistants will think about what their daily work content is. How to complete these work contents? How can we do it more efficiently? And the assistant who is not smart will not sort out the work content, and the daily work content may appear chaotic and complicated. For example, to tell a detail, the lead lawyer may have dozens of cases at the same time, and the cases need to keep in touch with the parties at any time. Some assistants have plans and plans, and list and summarize the contacts of all cases in a certain order, and print them out and bring them with them at any time. In this way, even if you are at home on weekends, you don't have to rush back to the office to get contact information in case something happens. For another example, a planned paralegal will arrange the teacher's court session in advance in a form, which may include not only the court session time, but also meetings, meeting guests, social activities, etc., so that it is clear at a glance whether the teacher has time at a later time.
The work of paralegals includes two types: planned assistants and temporary assistants. Planned assistants will reasonably coordinate the arrangement of these two kinds of work, such as the daily contact and maintenance of the parties, the daily classification and arrangement of files and materials, and the daily arrangement records of teachers' time, etc., which should be placed in the front, so that temporary work can have more time to deal with.
fourth, we should have the ability to learn. The purpose of working as an assistant in the office every day is not to get a salary that you think is not high and consume precious youth. Every day in a law firm, paralegals should consciously study, not only from teachers, but also from the strengths of each law firm member. This includes not only business knowledge, but also the truth of being a man and doing things. As an assistant, you should not only be able to do things, but also be able to analyze, ask more why, and think more.
For discerning paralegals, during their work, they should not only learn from our lawyers, but also learn from lawyers from other law firms. For example, in Shanghai, the Lawyers Association has many training courses and seminars for lawyers to learn and communicate every month. If these activities are open to paralegals, you should take the initiative to listen to them, instead of being unwilling to participate on the grounds that you are not a lawyer. As the saying goes, "Heaven rewards diligence". If you are diligent in learning, dare to learn and be good at learning, you will certainly benefit from learning and achieve yourself in learning!
Fourth, an excellent paralegal should have a strategic vision
Today's assistant is to be a lawyer tomorrow. As an assistant, you should cultivate your strategic awareness at this stage. We must have a sense of overall planning, have a clear and profound understanding of our future work areas, and think about how to achieve our goals with our own eyes.
For example, as an assistant, if you want to be an excellent lawyer in the future, you should still be an assistant. You should observe what the competition pattern is in the future legal fields (such as finance, labor, securities, marriage, criminal defense, etc.), who are the leading figures, where are the difficulties in legal theory and who are the academic authorities.
In today's society, there is no field without fierce competition, no industry without talents, and no core city without high housing prices. If you have no social relations and no financial support from your parents, you don't have to envy others, let alone complain, because you have an equal heart like others. If you don't sharpen your knife, your brain needs to be alive. I think that as long as you have hardworking hands, flexible mind, wise eyes and kind wishes, the future of a paralegal is not a dream!