Aspen Publishers - Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Critical Thinking Approach 4E - Katherine A. Currier - Thomas E. Eimermann

Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Critical Thinking Approach 4E

Summary of Contents

Part I:     Paralegals and the American Legal System
Chapter 1.      Introduction to the Study of Law and the Paralegal Profession
Chapter 2.     Paralegals and the Legal System
Chapter 3.     Functions and Sources of Law
Chapter 4.     Classification of the Law
Chapter 5.     Structure of the Court System
Chapter 6.     Civil Litigation and Its Alternatives

Part II:     Substance of the Law
Chapter 7.     Torts
Chapter 8.     Contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Chapter 9.     Property and Specialized Practice Areas
Chapter 10.     Criminal Law and Procedure
Chapter 11.     Legal Ethics

Part III:     Legal Analysis and Research
Chapter 12.     Finding and Interpreting Statutory Law
Chapter 13.     Finding and Interpreting Court Opinions
Chapter 14.     Finding the Law
Chapter 15.     Applying the Law

Part IV:     Paralegals and the Work World
Chapter 16.     Interviewing
Chapter 17.    Evidence and Investigations
Chapter 18.     Computers and Case management

Appendix A.   Excerpts from the United States Constitution
Appendix B.   Ethical Codes
Appendix C.   Fundamentals of Good Writing
Appendix D.   NetNotes
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index