Books, Law, Law Practice, Law Office Education

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Brent Roper
Using Computers in the Law Office (West Legal Studies Series)
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Paperback)

Using Computers in the Law Office, fifth edition provides up-to-date information regarding the use of technology by paralegals in all types of legal organizations. It includes basic computer concepts, including hardware and major software programs such as Word and Excel, and also addresses more complex skills and software programs available. Important topics covered include electronic discovery, Internet legal/factual research, legal timekeeping and billing, litigation support software, and case management and docket control software. A variety of other topics are also covered including: mobile computing, document management, security, ethics, the electronic courthouse and many other trends in legal computing. Each topic is presented in a clear and organized manner and includes many examples of how the software is actually used by the paralegal on-the-job. With more than ten hands-on tutorials, students have the opportunity to apply what it presented in the text and practice ...

Pamela Everett-Nollkamper
Fundamentals of Law Office Management (West Legal Studies Series)
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Paperback)

Fundamentals of Law Office Management: Systems Procedures and Ethics, fourth edition, was created to present knowledge of the industry, an understanding of how a law office functions, and to provide essential skills. The book is divided into three sections in order to best accomplish these goals. The first section, consisting of five chapters, provides an overview of the legal industry. These chapters explain the parameters and policies of the business of law and provide a strong foundation upon which to build a legal career. The information contained in these chapters is essential to understand why law firms, and other types of legal offices, conduct business differently from other industries. The second section, consisting of five chapters, introduces readers to the functions and procedures common to a law office environment. The third section, consisting of four chapters, provides readers with essential skills that will be utilized throughout their legal career. The book is ...

Virginia Koerselman
CLA Review Manual: A Practical Guide to CLA Exam Preparation
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Paperback)

This manual is a comprehensive study tool for the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) Examination administered by the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. The manual thoroughly covers each section of the exam with extensive outlines, examples, facts, and charts for review. Sample tests are included at the end of each chapter. Tips for studying and successful completion of the exam are also provided. The new edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the law and the CLA Examination.

Thomas F. Goldman
Technology in the Law Office
by Prentice Hall (Paperback)

Technology in the Law Office provides thorough coverage of the use and management of technology in the legal workplace. Readers develop a hands-on understanding of real workplace software using the most popular commercially available legal programs including AbacusLaw, Tabs3, SmartDrawLegal, LexisNexis CaseMap and TimeMap, Trial Director and Summation.  Members of the legal team are introduced to the roles each plays in the use of technology and develop the technical vocabulary needed to collaborate effectively on-the-job.  A continuing theme throughout the book is to empower reader success by teaching users how to independently learn to use new software features and programs. KEY FEATURES: Ethical issues in the use of technology and the implementation for each member of the legal team are raised throughout the book.  Each chapter has additional exercises for teaching web based skills and providing additional resources for study and learning.  Technology related ...

Brent Roper
Practical Law Office Management (West Legal Studies)
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Paperback)

This is a practical, hands-on text designed for paralegal courses that cover day-to-day law office management topics. The text focuses on such important topics as client relations and communication skills; legal fees, timekeeping, and billing; client trust funds and law office accounting; calendaring, docket control, and case management; legal marketing; and file and law library management. A demonstration version of Thomson's Elite full featured ProLaw software, a deep time and billing, accounting, document management, and case management program, is included along with in depth software tutorials. Special features of this revision include an expanded focus on technology and ethics; up to date charts and graphs that present material in an easy to understand context; Internet sites and Internet exercises in each chapter; quotes from practicing legal assistants that provide current and real-life commentary; and an emphasis on hands-on, practical exercises including projects, ...

NALA
NALA Manual for Paralegal and Legal Assistants: A General Skills & Litigation Guide for Today's Professionals (West Legal Studies)
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Hardcover)

The NALA Manual for Paralegals and Legal Assistants: A General Skills & Litigation Guide for Today's Professionals Fourth Edition (previously titled ?The NALA Manual for Legal Assistants) is designed to serve as a quick reference guide for working legal assistants, to be used by schools as a textbook for intro courses and reference material, and to assist legal assistants preparing to take the Certified Legal Assistant examination. It is a collection of proven techniques and procedures used by paralegals nationwide. The techniques described are examples of successful solutions to actual assignments accomplished by working legal assistants. They may be used as starting points from which changes, adaptations, and modifications may be made by legal assistants in similar situations.

Joyce Morton
Legal Office Procedures (7th Edition)
by Prentice Hall (Paperback)

This popular book, the only legal office procedure book to receive a 5-star rating on Amazon.com, introduces readers to the career of a legal office assistant. It presents basic legal concepts and the various fields of the law and outlines the preparation of documents commonly used in these fields. It provides the information needed to select documents appropriate for a particular situation, identify the information necessary to complete the documents, and prepare the documents correctly. 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, ...

Sally J. Schmidt
Business Development for Lawyers: Strategies for Getting and Keeping Clients
by ALM Publishing/ALM Inc. (Paperback)

Whether you’re launching a practice or trying to expand your book of business, this new guide gives you the help you seek. From developing a reputation to developing relationships, from retaining existing clients to generating new business, Business Development for Lawyers: Strategies for Getting and Keeping Clients examines all the available techniques, providing you with the expert insights and practical tips you need to make them work for you. You’ll learn how to write for publications, make effective presentations, network, handle the media, get results from participating in conferences and social events, follow up with contacts, build relationships with referral sources, close the deal with prospective clients, and more. This new book from a leading law firm marketer and consultant is an excellent starting point for anyone developing a personal marketing plan or for the lawyer who wants to improve personal marketing and business development skills

Flying Solo, Fourth Edition: A Survival Guide for Solos and Small Firm Lawyers
by American Bar Association (Paperback)

The contributors share time-tested advice on approaches, methods, systems, and perspectives that have resulted in thriving solo and small firm law practices in the real world. This book contains proven solutions for problems and issues that, sooner or later, every practitioner will have to face.

Stephanie Delaney
Electronic Legal Research: An Integrated Approach (The West Legal Studies Series)
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Paperback)

"Electronic Legal Research" is an excellent resource for anyone conducting legal research. The author proposes that all legal research is the same and presents skills that can be applied to any electronic database, including Westlaw, Lexis, the Internet and other research sources. "Electronic Legal Research" contains helpful information for the reader who may be a novice at electronic legal research and provides useful tools such as a web companion with state-specific links for legal research.

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