Miller, Roger LeRoy.

Paralegal today : the essentials / Roger LeRoy Miller, Mary Meinzinger Urisko. - 5th ed. - Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2011. - xlix, 584 p. : col. ill., col. forms ; 26 cm.

Rev. ed. of: West's paralegal today. 2nd ed. c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Careers in today's paralegal profession -- The inner workings of the law office -- Ethics and professional responsibility -- Sources of american law -- The court system and alternative dispute resolution -- Legal research and analysis -- Contemporary online legal research -- Legal writing : form and substance -- Civil litigation : before the trial -- Conducting interviews and investigations -- Trial procedures -- Criminal law and procedures.

9781435498556 (pbk.) RM465.54 1435498550 (pbk.)


Legal assistants--United States.