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Litigation and Trial Practice

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ISBN-10: 1418016896

ISBN-13: 9781418016890

Edition: 6th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: William Hart, Roderick D. Blanchard, Janis Walter

List price: $231.95
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Litigation and Trial Practice for the Legal Assistant, sixth edition provides comprehensive coverage of the civil litigation practice for paralegals. This thoroughly revised text covers the litigation process from the pre-suit investigation to the appeal. The text provides detailed information on how to assist the attorney at each phase as well as why each step is important to the client?s success. Important topics such as litigation principles, lawyer and client relationship and ethics, gathering evidence, depositions, preparation for a civil trial, structure of a civil trial, judgments, appeals, and more are discussed in detail. A case study feature appears throughout the book and…    
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List price: $231.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 7/18/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 8.78" wide x 11.18" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 4.114
Language: English

William Hart has studied Vipassana for many years. Since 1982, he has been conducting Vipassana courses in the West as an assistant teacher of S.N. Goenka.

Roderick Blanchard has been a litigator for over twenty-five years. He previously taught civil litigation to paralegals at the University of Minnesota and is now a practicing attorney.

Janis Walter, J.D., is a professor of Paralegal Studies at the University of Cincinnati where she coordinates and teaches in the university's ABA-approved paralegal program, a position she has held since 1988. She has served as the chair of the American Bar Association's Approval Commission on Paralegals since 2012 and previously served as a commissioner and on the Standing Committee for Paralegals. In addition, she has chaired and served as the educational representative on many site teams evaluating paralegal programs. An active member of the American Association for Paralegal Education, Professor Walter has developed model syllabi and served as editor of the PARALEGAL EDUCATOR. She has…    

Litigation Principles
Lawyer and Client Relationship and Ethics
Court Organization
Causes of Action and Remedies
Affirmative Defenses
Introduction to Federal Procedure
Gathering Evidence
Evidence
Conducting an Investigation
Expert Witnesses
Interrogatories
Oral Depositions
Preparing Client for Deposition
Medical Examinations and Records
Inspection of Property, Documents, and Things
Requests for Admissions
Motions
Preparation for Trial
Structure of a Civil Trial
Judgments
Appeals
Settlements, Releases, and Dismissals
Arbitration and Mediation Glossary
Time Table for Lawyers in Federal Civil Cases
Deposition Transcript
Intraoffice Memorandums