Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals (Aspen College Series)

Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals is a popular and widely-respected text that conveys to students a complete understanding of the litigation process, from the time the client walks into the office, through trial and post-judgment, and including settlements and alternative forms of resolutions. Well-adapted to a range of teaching approaches, the revised Seventh Edition focuses on advances in technology and how it is used to support a litigation case.

Distinctive features of Fundamentals of Litigation for Paralegals:

• thorough coverage of the entire litigation process
• a balanced treatment that presents the litigation process clearly , with accessible and cogent discussion of the litigation rules and procedures
• a user-friendly organization that lends itself to a variety of teaching approaches and objectives
• a rich pedagogy that includes bold-faced key terms, a glossary, numerous examples, charts, checklists, sample documents, chapter overviews, summaries, and review questions
• a litigation file in the appendix provides realistic examples of motions, pleadings, and discovery requests
• an accompanying workbook on CD reinforces the concepts learned in the book with review questions, case scenarios, and practice forms--the case scenarios support course assignments or may be used by the instructor as case studies in class

Thoroughly updated throughout, the Seventh Edition provides:

• a fresh focus on recent the technological advances used in preparing litigation cases
• new and updated websites that offer litigation support
• recent Supreme Court cases and developments in the procedural rules