Legal Office Procedures

Comprehensive coverage begins with an overview of the law office; then describes office duties; computers and office systems; legal correspondence; the history of law; the court structure; litigation procedures, including the preparation of legal documents, preparations for trial, and litigation and discovery procedures; family law; wills, trust, and probate; business organizations; real estate; criminal law; legal research; and careers in the law. For legal secretaries, legal assistants, paralegals, and law office managers and staff.Legal Office Procedures Seventh Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the law office, law office duties, and computer systems for legal professionals, legal administrative assistants, and lawyers' assistants. Information on preparing legal correspondence, the court structure, and litigation procedures is presented and students actually prepare the documents for a case for trial from beginning to end. This book provides extensive and current information on family law, wills and trusts, business organizations, real estate, and criminal law, and changes in the way legal research is being done in the law office. Any student completing this book will be knowledgeable on the latest technology in today's law office and the preparation of legal documents. The text includes a CD containing templates and student exercises. Book jacket.