A clear, concise handbook providing step-by-step instructions on how to use Lexis with a minimum of effort, for a maximum return on your time and money. Written in everyday--and occasionally witty-- English, and peppered throughout with time-saving and money-saving tips, this is an on-the-shelf essential for every lawyer, para-legal, law student, or law librarian.

"Katie Cowan wants your experience of being a new lawyer to be better. It turns out that lawyers are humans, each with their own little nervous system and personality. Maybe they like jokes. Maybe they struggle with periods of big change. Maybe they don't all fit in the same job, no matter how good the cheese was at the recruitment evening that led them there All of this humanity can get lost in a world of strict liability and stricter professional norms, where the career path can feel prescribed and a matter of endurance. But what if the experience of being a law student and new lawyer could be better? What if you had a sense of what to expect as you went along? What if you didn't have to pretend you weren't anxious? What if someone encouraged you to play and enjoy things? And then, when you looked upon the darker parts of legal culture, what if you saw your influence to change them? The New Lawyer Companion is a volume of essays for law students and people with law degrees on topics covering law school, your mind and mental health, career design, your first year working, and culture change and the future of law. The essays are drawn from articles published in LawTalk and LexisNexis' Learn Law Life website, together with new essays"--Back cover.

Family Law Policy in New Zealand considers family law as a whole, from the definitions of 'family', through to context, goals, aspirations and judicial outcomes. Since the 4th edition was published in 2013, family law has undergone significant legislative change. Included in this edition is commentary on the changes recommended by the independent panel on family justice and the Law Commission on relationship property reform. As well as discussion of the Family Violence Act 2018, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018 and amendments to the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. The leading family law commentators in New Zealand have again provided insightful and authoritative essays, suitable for use in policy, study and practice.

Advising the Small Business, Second Edition is a guide for general practitioners, small firm attorneys, and lawyers engaged in providing legal counsel to small, privately-held businesses. It provides extensive guidance on a number of issues that small businesses commonly face, as well as sample documents, checklists, and resources for obtaining additional forms and information.