Introduction to Paralegal Studies and the Law: A Practical Approach (West Legal Studies Series) - Hardcover

Edwards, Linda L.; Edwards, J. Stanley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0766835898 ISBN 13: 9780766835894

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2001

Synopsis

Introduction to Paralegal Studies & the Law: A Practical Approach utilizes a storytelling approach that assists students in assimilating and organizing new concepts. The student is taken from the introduction to the client to the final collection of the judgment in the chronology that would normally occur in litigation. The text explores practical considerations such as docketing timelines, office politics, setting up and organizing files, timekeeping, and asset assessment. Strategical decisions are also explored as they arise naturally in the discovery process, motion practice, trial, and judgment collection. In contrast to Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Practical Approach, this text is aimed at schools with a paralegal audience but whose coverage of the introductory material is somewhat broader. Specifically, this text includes chapters on substantive law not included in A Practical Approach.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Linda L. Edwards is an attorney and author, having written or co-written seven textbooks in the legal assistant field. She was an instructor in the Justice and Legal Studies Department at Phoenix College for 24 years until her retirement in January 2001. During her tenure as program director, she was responsible for creating dozens of new classes in both legal assisting and criminal justice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0766835898
• ISBN 13: 9780766835894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 816