Paralegal Practice and Procedure: A Practical Guide for the Legal Assistant

by Larbalestrier

This reference for legal assistants presents thousands of step-by-step procedures, facts, figures, definitions, model forms and diagrams, covering virtually every significant law and computerized research tool in major legal and paralegal areas.

Genres: Law

464 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1977

Reviews

[Emilia Greendevald]

A practical paralegal guide can be especially useful because so much of the job depends on getting procedures, documentation, and deadlines right rather than simply knowing legal terminology. I think one of the most valuable skills for a paralegal is learning how to organize routine tasks efficiently while still paying close attention to details that can affect a case. As workloads grow, having reliable support can also make a noticeable difference, particularly through virtual legal assistant services that can handle administrative and case-related tasks. This allows legal professionals to spend more time on substantive work instead of getting buried in repetitive paperwork and scheduling.

[Adrienna]

I see that I read this book previously, and wanted to refresh on the paralegal career since I have settled for this state librarian job for the past 2+ years with little legal research. I do try to read briefly on some of the new assembly and senate bills that have not yet been signed in as a law. I wanted to see my option(s) again.

However, when I read this book, I was in the process of going to a college to obtain a graduate certificate or an associate degree in Legal Studies (Feb. 2015) and entered in a program shortly later (Fall 2015). I completed and graduated with additional credits in May 2017; now a year later, taking courses to get MCLE (State Bar Approved credits for further legal education). When I initially read it, it was encouraging and intriguing to learn the basics and revealing the law practices to a non-legal career employee and prospective student. Now after obtaining a paralegal certificate and working with minimum legal issues at work that I cannot give legal advice or help with; this book was easier to grasp (which was also well-written for those wanting to dive into the career) and skim through the book in a few days to focus on the areas of law of interest. I have the 1996 version and this one was updated briefly (and more examples than the 96 edition). I reviewed the two in many areas--but it gives the basics of course.

[Terrance]

This is a very good read, giving you strong insight to civil law procedures. It also summarizes individual areas of law well.