Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals / Edition 9

by Marlene Pontrelli Maerowitz, Thomas A. Mauet

Overview

Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals, 9E offers a complete understanding of the litigation process from the time the client walks into the office through to trial and post-judgment, including settlements and alternative forms of resolutions. The successful, balanced approach presents a clear, complete overview of the litigation process, without bogging down in so many rules and procedures that the learning process is thwarted. The text’s clear, flexible organization allows the instructor to easily pick and choose the areas to cover in the course. Pedagogical aids throughout the text, including bold-face terms defined in the margins and in the glossary; numerous examples, charts, checklists, and sample documents; chapter overviews and summaries; and review questions, make the material much more accessible to students. The litigation file at the end of the materials allows the student to see samples, not just read, about the motions, pleadings, and discovery requests that are part of a litigation case.

Features:

• Updated with changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Short, edited cases added to each chapter, with questions,for follow-up discussion on key topics
• Includes new developments in e-discovery
• Updated with new techniques for utilizing computerized litigation support systems in preparing cases for trial
• Updated internet research questions
• Coverage streamlined throughout
• Helpful pedagogy includes bold-face terms defined in the margins and in the glossary; numerous examples, charts, checklists, and sample documents; chapter overviews and summaries; and review questions
• In addition to review questions (including true-false, short answer, and essays, with answers and explanations), the workbook has case scenarios for the student to use in completing assignments for the course and for use by the instructor as case studies in class.
• The Instructor’s Manual provides answers to the questions posed in the workbook and book, as well as test questions for each chapter with answers and explanations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454873389
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	11/10/2016
Series:	Aspen College
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Investigating and Planning the Litigation

Chapter 1. Introduction to Litigation
Chapter 2. Informal Fact Gathering and Investigation
Chapter 3. Case Evaluation and Strategy
Chapter 4. Parties and Jurisdiction

Part II. Pretrial Litigation

Chapter 5. Pleadings
Chapter 6. Law and Motions
Chapter 7. Motion Practice
Chapter 8. Provisional Remedies
Chapter 9. Evidence
Chapter 10. Discovery

Part III. Settlement, Trial, and Post-Trial

Chapter 11. Settlements
Chapter 12. Trial Preparation, Trial, and Appeal
Chapter 13. Enforcement of Judgments
Chapter 14. Alternative Dispute Resolution