The California Paralegal

First Edition
Author: William P. Statsky; Sharon Sandberg
ISBN #: 1418012947
©2008   Publish Date: 08/03/2007
Binding: PB
Pages: 528
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $99.95

Product Benefits:

  • Introduces the reader to the paralegal career in California
  • Provides a comprehensive legal dictionary
  • Reprints the California Code of Professional Responsibility Conduct
  • Provides ethical opinions governing paralegals
  • Covers the unauthorized practice of law in the state
  • Provides extensive resources on finding or changing jobs
  • Explains important employment rights of paralegals
  • Outlines the major resources for conducting research in California law
  • Explains the judicial, legislative, and executive structure of government in the state
  • Covers pro bono opportunities for paralegals
  • Provides timelines for typical civil and criminal cases in California courts
  • Provides examples of local citation rules

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Paralegal Profession
Chapter 2: Paralegal Employment
Chapter 3: Ethics, Paralegals, and Attorneys
Chapter 4: The Legal System
Chapter 5: Legal Research and Records Research
Chapter 6: Procedure: Some Basics
Chapter 7: Sample Documents
Chapter 8: Legal Dictionary

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