A market-leader, Legal Office Procedures, Seventh Edition offers a logical, step-by-step introduction to the terminology, basic legal concepts, and legal procedures required to work in a contemporary law office. Using input from practicing legal professionals, the text discusses various areas of the law, contains the most up-to-date forms, emphasizes technology-driven innovations and includes new photographs and illustrations throughout. In-text projects, cases and assignments give readers practice with document preparation, contemporary procedures, and order and sequencing. An accompanying CD-ROM and Web site support the text and help prepare and train students for their career as competent legal office professionals.

Fast, reliable answers for law offices. Covers legal documents & correspondence. Treats all aspects of office management. Abundant practical examples.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Here's an instant reference brimming with tips, techniques, and reliable advice to help you perform scores of challenging and time-consuming legal secretarial tasks quickly and easily. Organized for easy use into five parts, the handbook gives you start-to-finish methods for solving on-the-job problems as they arise.

This work discusses duties performed by a legal assistant, including legal text document composition (complaint and summons, estate planning, real estate, discovery, criminal defense, trial, corporate, appellate document forms), case studies (commencement of the action, discovery procedures, divorce issues, concluding documents, etc.), and other general legal office procedures (accounting, etc.).

A book/disk text for students with no background. Coverage includes terminology, background, and legal procedures, with sections on the law office, the legal system, litigation procedures, substantive law, legal research, and getting a job. Practical exercises involve areas such as personal injury,