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

by Deborah E. Larbalestrier, Linda Spagnola

The completely revised and updated fourth edition of the most trusted paralegal desk references on the market.

Now fully revised and the bestselling desk reference for paralegals at any level. Each chapter has been completely updated to include the latest step-by-step instructions for every aspect of a paralegal's job, with new procedures, checklists, and resources throughout. Topics covered

? Paralegal ethics
? Training programs
? Court systems and court procedures
? Federal court practice and procedures
? Pretrial practice and procedure
? Legal research tools
? Electronic trial preparation procedures

In addition to the general resources that will be of value to every paralegal, this guide also includes detailed information on practice and procedures for working in specialty law firms.

Genres: Law

640 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1977

Reviews

[Adrienna · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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