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Introduction to Paralegalism As a Profession | |
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Definitions of Paralegal | |
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Areas of Paralegal Employment | |
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How Paralegals Are Utilized | |
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Bonus Pointers: Compensation | |
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Bonus Pointers: Employment | |
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Paralegal Associations | |
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Educational Programs | |
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Getting a Job | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Developing the Case | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Confidentiality | |
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What the Law Is and What Its Purpose Is | |
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Sources of the Law | |
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Setting Up an Initial Interview | |
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Attorney-Client Privilege | |
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Getting the Information | |
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Structuring an Initial Interview | |
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Bonus Pointers: Statute of Limitations Problems | |
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Bonus Pointers: Effective Listening Skills | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Researching the Case | |
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Organization of the Courts | |
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Where Cases are Reported | |
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Reading Cases | |
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Bonus Pointers: Reading Captions | |
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Citations | |
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Bonus Pointers: Why Reading Cases Is So Challenging | |
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Briefing | |
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Bonus Pointers: Briefs Come in Two Forms | |
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Bonus Pointers: Importance of Briefing | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Initiating a Case | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Improper Communications with Opponents | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Frivolous Lawsuits--Rule 11 | |
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Bonus Pointers: Vicarious Liability | |
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Bonus Pointers: Joint Liability | |
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Collectability of Judgments | |
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Fee Agreements | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Fees and Fee Arrangements | |
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Tmekeeping | |
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Bonus Pointers: Accessibility of Legal Services | |
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Planning Litigation | |
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Jurisdiction | |
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Bonus Pointers: Personal Jurisdiction Cases | |
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Venue | |
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Deciding Which Court Is the Best | |
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Bonus Pointers: Office Politics | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Discovery and Motion Practice | |
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Overview of Discovery | |
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Discovery Reform and Mandatory Disclosure | |
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Bonus Pointers: Historical Context of Discovery Reform | |
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Bonus Pointers: Report Card on Mandatory Disclosure | |
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Overview of Depositions | |
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Arranging Depositions | |
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Expert Witnesses | |
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Noticing Depositions | |
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Bonus Pointers: Depositions in the Electronic Age | |
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Independent Medical Examination (I.M.E.) | |
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Goals of Document Discovery | |
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Document Discovery in a Nutshell | |
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The Tools of Document Discovery | |
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Overview of Written Discovery | |
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Requests for Admission | |
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Preparing Interrogatories and Requests for Admissions | |
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Using Interrogatories and Requests for Admission | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Pre-Trial, Trial, and Post-Trial | |
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Motions for Summary Judgment | |
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Setting a Trial Date | |
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Pre-Trial Statements/Orders | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Responding to Inquiries from the Press | |
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Countdown to Trial | |
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Trying the Case | |
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Bonus Pointers: Trials to the Court | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Criminal Law and Procedure | |
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Overview of Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Law | |
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Arrest and Search Warrants | |
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Warrantless Searches | |
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Stop and Frisk | |
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Interrogation | |
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Booking and Initial Appearance | |
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Preliminary Hearing and Grand Jury Indictment | |
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Arraignment | |
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Plea Bargaining | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Candor in Advocacy | |
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Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel | |
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Paralegals in the Practice of Criminal Law | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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End Notes | |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Tribal Court Advocacy, and Administrative Law | |
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What Is ADR? | |
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Arbitration | |
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Bonus Pointers: American Arbitration Association (AAA) | |
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Mediation | |
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Bonus Pointers: Skills of Effective Mediators | |
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Ethical Etiquette: Ethical Rules for Mediators | |
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Med-Arb | |
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Summary Jury Trial | |
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Mini-Trial | |
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Other Options | |
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Bright and Dark Side of ADR | |
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Bonus Pointers: Quality Control | |
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Recess | |
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Summary--Part A | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part A | |
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Practice Exam--Part A | |
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Summary--Part B | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Questions--Part B | |
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Practice Exam--Part B | |
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Legal Lingo | |
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Legal Logistics | |
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A Trip to the Movies | |
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Internet Inquiries | |
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Answers to Putting It Into Practice Questions and Practice Exams | |
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Cases | |
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Afterword by the Authors | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |