Paralegal Procedures and Practices (Paperback)

by Scott Hatch (Author), Lisa Zimmer Hatch (Author)

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Product Description
This supplement can be used with any introduction to paralegalism text. It gives students opportunities to practice with techniques like qualifying evidence, interviewing clients, drafting documents, preparing resumes, and more. Many hypothetical scenarios apply concepts to real-life situations.

About the Author
Scott has prepared thousands of people for standardized tests and legal careers since 1980, using materials that he developed himself. He was awarded his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law. He is listed in Who’s Who in California and Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, and was named one of the “Outstanding Young Men of America” by the United States Jaycees. He was editor of the California Freedom of Information Act Committee Newsletter along with several other award winning publications, and a contributing editor to The Judicial Profiler (Shepard’s/ McGraw-Hill) and the Colorado Law Annotated series (Lawyer’s Cooperative Publishing). Scott is also regularly featured on podcasts regarding paralegalism.

Lisa has been teaching legal certificate courses on a credit and non-credit basis since 1987. She graduated with honors in English from the University of Puget Sound, received her master’s degree from California State University, and has been creating online curricula for hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the country over the last two decades.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314013482
• ISBN-13: 978-0314013484
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #342,515 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paralegal Procedures and Practices, April 3, 2008

By	Ronnie M. Cook "Paralegal" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Paralegal Procedures and Practices
ISBN# 0-314-01348-2

By Scott A. Hatch, J.D. and Lisa Zimmer Hatch, M.A.

Rather than spending a few thousand dollars on tuition for a course to learn the essentials of paralegalism, I decided to teach myself by purchasing several self-help books including Paralegal Procedures and Practices by Lisa and Scott Hatch. This book was very logically written, beginning with background exercises that help explain the American judicial system. It supplies detailed instruction on legal document preparation and legal research-both manually and electronically.
The pedagogic approach used by the authors requires that readers devote a fair amount of time in a law library where they are thoroughly indoctrinated to legal research. After completing the assignments in this well-organized book, readers will have developed an efficient and effective approach to legal research that can be used to continue their study of law. It is advisable to combine the practical study of law presented in Paralegal Practices and Procedures with the theoretical framework set forth in a book such as Untangling the Law by Christine Woolever. I highly recommend these books.

Sincerely,
Mark Donahue

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paralegal Procedures , October 7, 2007

By	Ann M. Schafer "Ann" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For anyone entering the paralegal field, this is an excellent textbook. The exercises are challenging and to the point! This gives you the skills needed to become a Paralegal provided you take the course from a local college.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paralegal Procedures and Practices 2nd edition, April 15, 2009

By	Vicki Saenger (Aurora, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Paralegal Procedures and Practices (Paperback)

After completing a Paralegal certificate course a few years ago, I purchased this new edition, simply for review purposes, and I found this second edition to be even more helpful than the first edition.

This book contains a lot of updated information on such topics as legal research (manually as well as electronically), and legal document preparation, which are essential for any paralegal, or student taking a paralegal course. There are also new exercises in this book that relate to business and corporate law.

I highly recommend Paralegal Procedures and Practices, 2nd Edition, and wish to thank the authors for writing such an incredibly helpful second edition.