Law Practice

Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems and Skills

Master the hands-on skills you’ll need to succeed in a modern law office with INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGALISM, 8e. Ten critical skills are covered in the book: identifying legal issues, breaking rules into elements,applying rules to facts interviewing clients, investigating facts, digesting discovery documents, providing litigation assistance, researching the law, drafting documents, and representing clients at administrative agencies where …

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Introduction to the Law of Contracts (West Legal Studies)

An Introduction to the Law of Contracts is now out in it’s fourth edition. It is still carefully organized around a comprehensive road map that takes the student through the 6 steps of contract law, but the new edition includes added benefits. There are updated cases and examples, and each chapter ends with review questions to help reinforce …

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Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam

From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America’s first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took fifty-two Americans hostage, and kept nearly all of …

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Law’s Empire

With the incisiveness and lucid style for which he is renowned, Ronald Dworkin has written a masterful explanation of how the Anglo-American legal system works and on what principles it is grounded. Law’s Empire is a full-length presentation of his theory of law that will be studied and debated―by scholars and theorists, by lawyers and judges, by students …

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The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine, Fifth Edition (2 volume set)

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine has helped thousands of lawyers through this increasingly complex area. In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the current law of the attorney-client and work-product immunities, the new edition includes many more case illustrations and contextual examples, as well as numerous practical tips and guidance. Practical, accurate, reliable and clear, …

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Writing to Win: The Legal Writer

From a master teacher and writer, a fully revised and updated edition of the results-oriented approach to legal writing that is clear, that persuades–and that WINS.More than almost any profession, the law has a deserved reputation for opaque, jargon-clogged writing.  Yet forceful writing is one of the most potent weapons of legal advocacy. In this new edition of …

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A Practical Guide To Appellate Advocacy (Aspen Coursebook Series)

A new edition of Beazley’s accessible and successful coursebook for appellate advocacy. Features: New material on the impact technology is having on appellate advocacy, the research for which includes interviews with both judges and clerks Tips on time management Material on the narrative theory has been expanded and clarified …

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Typography for Lawyers

“If Matthew Butterick didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” From the Foreword by Bryan A. GarnerBased on the popular website, Typography for Lawyers is the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers. Author Matthew Butterick, an attorney and Harvard-trained typographer, dispels the myth that legal documents are incompatible with excellent typography. …

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Economic Analysis of Law, Ninth Edition (Aspen Casebook)

Lucid, comprehensive, and definitive in its field, this text covers every aspect of economic analysis of the law. Features: Two new chapters, one on intellectual property, one on international and comparative law, both exploding fields of great importance. Earlier editions’ questions have been converted to answers, making the book more accessible …

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