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

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Editorial Reviews

Review
Paralegals receive a definitive, strong reference to the accepted duties and procedures all legal assistants perform. Enjoy a newly-revised third edition which covers both general and specific duties in various types of law practices, from setting up a corporate entity and assisting in real estate transactions to using legal research tools and preparing for trials. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Description
This authoritative guide is the definitive reference for every paralegal. It covers all the accepted duties and procedures legal assistants perform in virtually every area in which they operate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; 3 edition (December 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131085646
• ISBN-13: 978-0131085640
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #127,937 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Review of Paralegal Practice and Procedure: A Practical Guid, January 21, 2002

By	Ebony D. Watts "sunfloweruva" (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an individual who was very new to the paralegal profession, I found that the book was only minimally beneficial in that many of the explanations and legal terms were not clearly defined or explained...It definitely left me feeling like I needed help from other sources...

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not helpful at all., August 6, 2002

By	Paralegal "stephen_chung" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

Everything in this book is too general to be of any practical value, especially if litigation is not your practice area.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Needed Excelelnt Reference Guide, Got It, June 11, 2002

By	Omni (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

In order to exapand my skill set I needed a book that gave me an overview of multiple areas of paralegal work. Sometimes I would get called for something they would say do you do estates wills and trusts or corporate derivatives? And while my experience may've lent to it, unless you've done something for years and years its hard to jump right into a conversation about it. Not so with this book at your fingertips. Gives you excellent outline of an assortment of areas.
Am I advocating getting this book and diving in? Yes, whatever your field you should have another field that you're actively involved in learning and creating as a branch from your main interest. I started in graphic design, did so many presentations that I got into finance and worked on so much legal stuff that I got into taxation and legal work. It is my plan to go onto law school just for the pure learning but with books like this and a solid commitment to learning you can get someone, a firm an attorney to sponsor you and go take the Bar. yes, it's that good.

My only wish is that I had ordered it from here but I needed it quick, fast and in a hurry so I bought it from a store.