Full Description
Master the skills you'll need to succeed in a modern law office with Statsky/Tepper's INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGALISM: PERSPECTIVES, PROBLEMS AND SKILLS, 9th Edition. Skills are covered in the book include identifying legal issues, breaking rules into elements, applying rules to facts interviewing clients, investigating facts, digesting discovery documents, litigation assistance, researching the law, drafting documents and representing clients. Insights and examples help you understand ethical guidelines that lawyers and paralegals must follow and cover the efforts to regulate the profession in legislatures, courts and bar and paralegal associations. The use of technology and social media in the legal profession is emphasized, as well as engaging in online exercises geared toward gaining a familiarity with federal and state laws. Graphs illustrate the concepts discussed in the chapter.
Contents
1. Introduction to a New Career in Law.
2. Paralegal Employment.
3. On-the-Job Realities: Assertiveness Training for Paralegals.
4. The Regulation of Paralegals.
5. Introduction to Law Office Administration.
6. Attorney Ethics and Paralegal Ethics.
7. Introduction to the Legal System.
8. Introduction to Legal Analysis.
9. Legal Research.
10. Legal Writing.
11. An Introduction to the Use of Computers in a Law Office.
12. Legal Interviewing.
13. Investigation in a Law Office.
14. Litigation Support: The Role of the Paralegal.
15. Informal and Administrative Advocacy.
Appendices.
Glossary.
