Full Description
For technology in the law office courses
Comprehensive Coverage of Law Office Technology
Technology in the Law Office is a thorough and up-to-date guide to navigating the constantly changing technology used in the modern-day legal world. Exploring recent phenomenon such as the switch to Apple-based software and paperless offices, this text is the timeliest reference for students, paralegals, and law office workers in regards to law software and technology. Thoroughly updated for this edition, the Goldman Technology Resources Website features links to vendor soft downloads, tutorials, and instructional videos. Students are also provided with a solid background in the ethics and implications of using technology in legal practice, allowing them to not only understand how to use such technology, but how to use it correctly and justly.
Also Available with CourseConnect with the Virtual Law Office Experience
This edition is also available with a CourseConnect Online Course for Technology in the Law Office. The CourseConnect Online Course now includes Virtual Law Office Experience modules. The modules place the student in the position of working in a law office, allowing them to put technology into practice.
Students, if interested in purchasing this title with the CourseConnect Online Course, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
Contents
UNIT ONE-THE FUNDAMENTALS
1. Technology in the Law Office
2. Legal Ethics in a Technology Age
3. Computers in the Law Office
4. The Internet, the Cloud, and Communications
UNIT TWO-THE BUILDING BLOCKS
5. Word Processing
6. Spreadsheets
7. Electronic Databases
8. Utilities, Applications and Tools
UNIT THREE-SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE
9. Office Management Software
10. Case Organization and Management Software
UNIT FOUR-E-DISCOVERY
11. The Changing Face of Discovery and the Basics of E-Discovery
12. Evolving Issues in E-Discovery
13. E-Discovery-The Process
14. Analysis and Review of E-Discovery
UNIT FIVE-COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN LITIGATION
15. The Electronic Courtroom
16. Presentation and Trial Graphics
17. Electronic Trial Presentation
