Author : Linda L. Edwards
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 27,89 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780314934475
Written for the one-term course in Tort Law or Torts and Personal Injury Litigation specifically for paralegals or legal assistants. Provides a realistic and practical introduction to tort concepts, emphasizing skills and techniques used on-the-job. Edited cases illustrate concepts. Hypothetical examples inspire active student participation. Charts/illustrations visually reinforce concepts.
Author : Richard Jeffries
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,8 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Legal assistants
ISBN : 9780132919845
For courses in Torts or Torts and Personal Injury. Written by a trial lawyer who has had 37 years of practical experience in torts and personal injury law and moving beyond traditional torts textbooks, Tort and Personal Injury Law for the Paralegal covers the topics that help win and lose cases. In addition to the traditional black letter law of torts, the book offers unique chapters on medical and insurance issues--preparing paralegals for the real tasks they are likely to face in today's workplace. This revolutionary book is filled with authentic legal, medical and insurance documents that allow students to learn how documents are constructed and where to find critical information. End-of-chapter assignments and instructor materials simulate a supervising attorney's work requests and help students build skills and create samples for prospective employers.
Author : Neal R. Bevans
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 2024-08-26
Category : Law
ISBN :
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Tort Law for Paralegals prepares students with practice-based assignments and a wealth of activities that reinforce the material. Students apply the law to a hypothetical case that unfolds throughout the text. Case excerpts in each chapter provide a basis for discussing legal theory and its applications. Ethics topics are also covered in each chapter. Throughout, the text combines real-life examples with in-depth coverage of key topics in tort law. Well-structured pedagogy reinforces this readable text. Each chapter features a variety of effective learning aids as well as exercises that encourage students to apply what they have learned. The Skills You Need in the Real World feature in each chapter highlights specific paralegal skills, from locating expert witnesses to creating a trial notebook and billing for time. New to the 8th Edition: ● Reflects the most recent changes in tort law ● Updated Tech Topic features that illustrate the rapidly changing technology in day-to-day legal practice ● Chapter checklists to help readers focus on the applications of legal theory ● Streamlined case excerpts are even more accessible for students Professors and students will benefit from: ● Comprehensive coverage, with a teachable mix of theory and practice ● Presentation ensures that the topic of tort law is current and accessible for all readers ● Practice-based assignments and real-world examples that show how law firms function, how they assess cases for settlement value, how they investigate claims, and much more ● Lucid writing and effective pedagogy ● One continuous hypothetical case that serves as a coherent framework for understanding legal concepts in practice
Author : Carolyn MacLean
Publisher :
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Contracts
ISBN : 9781772551501
Author : Linda L. Edwards
Publisher : Delmar Pub
Page : pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781401809454
Author : William R. Buckley
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Legal assistants
ISBN : 9780827375727
This book presents a thorough examination of tort law, combining the essential theoretical foundations with practical applications to demonstrate how the rules pertain to real practice. Torts and Personal Injury Law provides a comprehensive look at tort law and examines a number of issues including legal remedies for private and public nuisances, false imprisonment, statutes of limitations, proving negligence, defamation by computer as well as numerous other remedies of tort law. Activities at various litigation stages, pre-trial, during trial, and post-trial procedures are fully explored.
Author : Linda L Edwards
Publisher : Delmar Thomson Learning
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 20,2 MB
Release : 2003-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781401812751
ON-LINE RESOURCES- On-line Resource for this text includes a free study guide containing questions for further review and "Putting It Into Practice" applications to reinforce chapter learning goals
Author : George E. Guay III
Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 0133368106
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Tort Law for Paralegals, Second Edition offers a unique perspective that frames torts within the context of the litigation process. Covering all major torts, it breaks each one down into its essential elements so readers learn what the plaintiff will have to prove to win the case. With this court room focus, the authors explore negligence, business torts, liabilities and intentional torts. Filled with updated cases and laws, this edition includes a new chapter on torts and relationships. Unique in perspective, it encourages students to move beyond just memorization using critical thinking questions and hypothetical scenarios that encourage application.
Author : Neal R. Bevans
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 1543846734
Tort Law for Paralegals by Neal R. Bevans combines real-life examples with in-depth coverage of key topics in tort law Tort Law for Paralegals prepares students with practice-based assignments and a wealth of activities that reinforce the material. Students work with court forms and documents as they apply the law to a hypothetical case that unfolds throughout the text. Case excerpts in each chapter provide a basis for discussing legal theory and its applications. Ethics topics are also covered in each chapter. Well-structured pedagogy reinforces this readable text. Each chapter features a variety of effective learning aids, including sample forms and documents as well as exercises that encourage students to apply what they have learned. The Skills You Need in the Real World feature in each chapter highlights specific paralegal skills, from locating expert witnesses to creating a trial notebook and billing for time. New to the Seventh Edition: Updated throughout to reflect the most recent changes in tort law Issues in tort law raised by the COVID-19 virus are examined New cases that exemplify what paralegals see in practice Updated end-of-chapter questions, activities, and assignments to enrich learning Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive coverage, with a teachable mix of theory and practice. Presentation ensures that the topic of tort law is current and accessible for all readers Practice-based assignments and real-world examples that show how law firms function, how they assess cases for settlement value, how they investigate claims, and much more Lucid writing and effective pedagogy One continuous hypothetical case that serves as a coherent framework for understanding legal concepts in practice
Author : William P. Statsky
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 38,83 MB
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781401879648
Ideal for instructors in need of a concise text, ESSENTIALS OF TORTS, Third Edition is a practical and relevant guide for the paralegal as well as for anyone preparing for a career in the field of law. Well-written, logical, and full of interesting and diverse pedagogical material, this text focuses on paralegal roles in tort litigation while providing students with a comprehensive overview of the law of torts. This condensed version of Statsky's TORTS: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION, Fifth Edition, ESSENTIALS OF TORTS has been thoroughly updated to include topics that are relevant for today's students including the Internet, terrorism, 9/11, and tort liability. Chapter objectives, margin definitions, review questions, and numerous exhibits are included in each chapter and serve to reinforce chapter concepts. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
