Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Practical Approach

Description

"Introduction to Paralegal Studies" is designed for students enrolled in paralegal/legal assisting programs in two-year or four-year college programs. Corporate law departments, law firms, legal clinics, public defender and prosecutor offices can also use it as a training resource for paralegals and legal assistants.

J. Stanley Edwards has been an Arizona attorney since 1975. Although he started out as a patent attorney, he has been a general practitioner for all but two of those years. He co-authored five textbooks on paralegal studies with his late wife, Dr. Linda Edwards. He was a judge pro tem in the civil division of the Maricopa County Superior Court and what is now the Family Court. Additionally, he is a certified arbitrator in the District Court of Arizona. He has also practiced before the 9th Circuit Court of appeals and is an inactive member of the State Bar of Colorado. Dr. Linda L. Edwards was 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.

Chapter 1. Being A Paralegal. Chapter 2. Developing the Case. Chapter 3. Researching the Case. Chapter 4. Filing Suit Chapter 5. Discovery. Chapter 6. Pre-Trial, Trial and Post-Trial. Chapter 7. Criminal Law and Procedure. Chapter 8. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Tribal Court Advocacy and Administrative Law. Afterward by the Authors. Appendix A: Answers to Putting it into Practice Questions and Practice Exams. Appendix B: Cases