Understanding, Creating, and Implementing Contracts: An Activities-Based Approach

Vietzen, Laurel A.

Aspen Publishers

Practical Environmental Law

Law Office Management for Paralegals is a comprehensive introduction to law office management, written specifically for paralegal students taking a stand-alone office management course. Unique among textbooks of its kind, it provides thorough coverage of all aspects of law office management and organization, including ethics and "soft skills" such as communications and critical thinking--that are key to successful office management, but neglected in other texts.Assignments are drawn from real-world law office management situations, and supported by innovative visual aids and learning tools, such as PracticeMaster, which gives invaluable students hands-on practice with timekeeping systems. The thoroughly updated Second Edition includes new references, links, and details about changing office technology. Sections on billing, conflict checking and timeslip systems have been expanded, and there is now a dedicated section about using PracticeMaster. Features: <ul>
<li> Author Laurel A. Vietzen has an extensive background and outstanding reputation as a professor and practitioner in the paralegal market. </li> <li> Clear, accessible presentation of basic law office management and organization. </li> <li> Comprehensive coverage of all the skills necessary to manage a law office, including: <ul>
<li> Principles of management. </li> <li> Employment and compensation. </li> <li> Personnel structure of different types of law offices. </li> <li> Billing and accounting methods. </li> <li> Administrative systems and technology. </li> <li> The tasks, responsibilities, and roles of lawyers and paralegals. </li> </ul>
</li> <li> Well-crafted, real-world assignments hone practical skills. </li> <li> Coverage of soft skills and paralegal ethics is unique among law office management texts. </li> <li> Interactive visual aids and innovative learning devices. </li> <li> Trial PracticeMaster software gives students hands-on practice with timekeeping systems. </li> </ul>
 The revised Second Edition includes: <ul>
<li> Thoroughly updated references, links, and details about office technology. </li> <li> Expanded sections on systems for billing, conflict checking, and timeslips. </li> <li> A new, dedicated section about PracticeMasterto complement the trial software. </li> </ul>

Law Office Management for Paralegals (Aspen College)

Law Practice

Wolters Kluwer Law and Business

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach is a comprehensive, practical introduction to environmental law written exclusively for paralegal students. The concise, well-written text focuses on a broad understanding of the sources of environmental law and offers students numerous practical exercises as well as concrete methods for researching the law. It also includes methods for conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic ignored by other textbooks. The Second Edition offers thoroughly updated exercises, websites, government forms and laws, and includes a new chapter on mining law. Features of Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach: <ul>
<li> Accessible, practical approach to environmental law, specifically designed for the paralegal student. </li> <li> Comprehensive coverage includes the basics of the judicial concepts, policies, agencies and institutions that shape environmental law </li> <li> A brief overview of legal research and how it applies to environmental law. </li> <li> Intuitive organization starts with the implementation and sources of Environmental Law and moves on to specific statutes. </li> <li> Emphasis on conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic no other book addresses. </li> <li> Engaging hands-on assignments, exercises and website resources teach students how to research local laws and access vital information. </li> <li> Strong pedagogical features reinforce the material, including crossword puzzles, key terms, review questions, and practice exercises. </li> <li> Features employment opportunities and ethical issues </li> </ul>
Thoroughly updated, the revised Second Edition includes: <ul>
<li> New chapter on mining law. </li> <li> Thoroughly updated exercises, government forms, laws, and websites. </li> </ul>

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-based Approach (Aspen College Series)

Business

Wolters Kluwer/Law & Business

Law Office Management for Paralegals with Access Code

This is a comprehensive introduction to law office management, written specifically for paralegal students taking a stand-alone office management course. Unique among textbooks of its kind, it provides thorough coverage of all aspects of law office management and organization, including ethics and soft skills such as communications and critical thinking that are key to successful office management. Assignments are drawn from real-world law office management situations and supported by innovative visual aids and learning tools, such as Clio, Tabs, and PracticeMaster, which gives students hands-on practice with timekeeping systems.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Supported by visual aids and innovative learning devices, this book offers complete coverage of principles of management; employment and compensation; personnel structure of different types of law offices; billing and accounting methods; administrative systems; technology; and the tasks, responsibilities, and roles of lawyers and paralegals.</li>
<li>Every chapter includes an ethics assignment.</li>
<li>A new chapter walks students through exercises using Clio, Tabs III, and PracticeMaster software (available online to users of this text) for time-keeping, conflicts checks, entering contacts, entering dates in the docket system, trust accounting, generating a form letter, and other client-file tasks. The chapter also directs students through creation of a pdf portfolio, redacting documents, and creating bookmarks.</li>
<li>New career profiles emphasize the importance of involvement in professional organizations, advancement in the legal field without obtaining a law degree, and that the legal profession Is populated by men and women of all ages and backgrounds.</li>
</ul>

Law Office Management for Paralegals (Aspen College Series)

Legal Education

Wolters Kluwer

The activities-based approach of Practical Contract Law for Paralegals builds valuable contract management skills. Numerous assignments that mirror the work of an actual paralegal teach students to read, draft, and implement contracts, as well as to research and apply local law. Ideal for both the classroom and online courses, this book combines contracts and applied legal research for paralegals. Accessible explanations of doctrine and principles prepare students to tackle assignments based on state-specific laws and procedures. Features: <ul>
<li>New and updated examples and assignments throughout the text</li> <li>NEW Career Corner features that connect material in the text to developing a successful career as a paralegal</li> <li>Straightforward overviews of basic contract law</li> <li>A consistent emphasis on state-specific law and procedures</li> <li>Internet research assignments that exemplify legal research performed by paralegals</li> <li>Case discussion assignments that extend case analysis beyond the classroom</li> <li>Discussion of ethics integrated throughout the text</li> <li>A flexible organization that adapts to a variety of course credits, teaching goals, and media formats</li> <li>Specially designed Learning Objectives that clearly outline each chapter’s main goals</li> <li>A convenient glossary of terms for quick reference</li> <li>A companion website with a number of handy interactive elements</li> <li>NEW Self-tests that allow students to monitor their progress</li> </ul>

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach (Aspen College)

Aspen Publishing

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach is a comprehensive, practical introduction to environmental law written exclusively for paralegal students. The concise, well-written text focuses on a broad understanding of the sources of environmental law and offers students numerous practical exercises as well as concrete methods for researching the law. It also includes methods for conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic ignored by other textbooks. The Second Edition offers thoroughly updated exercises, websites, government forms and laws, and includes a new chapter on mining law.  Features of Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach:     Accessible, practical approach to environmental law, specifically designed for the paralegal student.   Comprehensive coverage includes the basics of the judicial concepts, policies, agencies and institutions that shape environmental law   A brief overview of legal research and how it applies to environmental law.   Intuitive organization starts with the implementation and sources of Environmental Law and moves on to specific statutes.   Emphasis on conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic no other book addresses.   Engaging hands-on assignments, exercises and website resources teach students how to research local laws and access vital information.   Strong pedagogical features reinforce the material, including crossword puzzles, key terms, review questions, and practice exercises.   Features employment opportunities and ethical issues   Thoroughly updated, the revised Second Edition includes:   New chapter on mining law.   Thoroughly updated exercises, government forms, laws, and websites.

Law Office Management for Paralegals, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive introduction to law office management, emphasizing ethics, law office culture, law office systems, and soft skills, such as communications and critical thinking. Assignments are drawn from real-world law office management situations and supported by innovative visual aids and learning tools. Students get hands-on practice with timekeeping, conflicts-checking, file management, trust accounting, business planning, correspondence, and much more. They are exposed to law office software, such as Clio, and learn to perform vital functions using other software and even freeware. Career profiles emphasize the importance of involvement in professional organizations, advancement in the legal field without obtaining a law degree, and that the legal profession is populated by men and women of all ages and backgrounds. New to the Fourth Edition: <ul>
<li>New ethical discussions: the obligation to keep up with current technology, disaster planning, and dealing with clients using crowdfunding.</li> <li>New technology discussions: artificial intelligence in legal practice, online notarization, client portals, and apps to make the practice of law more efficient and mobile.</li> <li>New discussions of law as a business: features of property insurance, malpractice insurance, insurance for and on employees; trends in office space.</li> <li>New soft skills discussions: dealing with incivility in the legal profession, managing staff through technology changes.</li> </ul>
Professors and students will benefit from: <ul>
<li>Author Laurel A. Vietzen s outstanding reputation in the paralegal market. Drawing on her extensive background as a professor and practitioner, she clearly presents basic law office management and organization.</li> <li>Well-crafted assignments throughout the text help students hone practical skills such as critical thinking, organization, general communication, and computer proficiency. The text is particularly adaptable for an online or hybrid class.</li> </ul>

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Understanding, Creating, and Implementing Contracts: An Activities-Based Approach

Practical Environmental Law

Law Office Management for Paralegals (Aspen College)

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-based Approach (Aspen College Series)

Law Office Management for Paralegals with Access Code

Law Office Management for Paralegals (Aspen College Series)

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-Based Approach (Aspen College)

Practical Contract Law for Paralegals: An Activities-based Approach (Aspen College Series)

Law Office Management for Paralegals (Aspen Paralegal Series)