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For courses in Legal Office Procedures, Legal Procedures, Introduction to Legal Office Procedures, Legal Secretarial Procedures, Legal Support/Assistant Procedures, and Introduction to Paralegal/Legal Assisting. Designed as a total concepts/applications learning experience, this text presents basic legal concepts in various fields of law, outlines the preparation of documents commonly used in those fields, and provides hands-on examples and projects involving data from actual cases. The approach simplifies a complicated subject into a logical, meaningful course that prepares students for successful careers as law office support staff, and provides instructors with a total instructional program that is both interesting and easy to teach.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130155977
ISBN-139780130155979
eBay Product ID (ePID)1664116
Product Key Features
Number of Pages389 Pages
Publication NameLegal Office Procedures
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLaw Office Management, Legal Services
Publication Year2000
TypeNot Available
AuthorJoyce Morton
Subject AreaLaw
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width0.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
LCCN00-024719
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal340/.068
Lc Classification NumberKf319.M67 2001
Table of ContentI. THE LAW OFFICE. 1. The Law Office. 2. Office Duties. 3. Computers and Office Systems. 4. Preparing Legal Correspondence. II. GENERAL INFORMATION. 5. History of Law. 6. The Court Structure. III. LITIGATION PROCEDURES. 7. Preparing Legal Documents. 8. The Lawsuit: Preparations for Trial. 9. The Lawsuit: Litigation and Discovery Procedures. IV. SUBSTANTIVE LAW. 10. Family Law. 11. Wills, Trusts, and Probate. 12. Business Organizations. 13. Real Estate. 14. Criminal Law. V. LEGAL RESEARCH. 15. Legal Research VI. GETTING A JOB. 16. Getting a Job. APPENDIX. Forms of Address Sample Captions of Court Documents. Index.