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eBook Details:
Full title: The Complete Paralegal Certification Handbook, 5th Edition
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2021
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Author: Virginia Koerselman Newman
ISBN: 9780357451236, 9781337798921
Format: PDF
Description of The Complete Paralegal Certification Handbook, 5th Edition:
Prepare for any of the top three paralegal certification exams with the only comprehensive review resource designed to help new or experienced paralegal professionals earn certification. Koerselman Newman’s THE COMPLETE PARALEGAL CERTIFICATION HANDBOOK, 5E equips you to take certification exams from the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), National Association of Legal Secretaries and Legal Professionals (NALS), or National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA). The author applies years as an attorney, instructor, and working professional to help you achieve certification goals. New side-by-side comparisons present areas of paralegal practice that are tested with details of eligibility, application and testing requirements, and essential content for each exam. Three new chapters focus on the latest test content, including interviewing, estate planning and probate, and tort law. New examples, outlines, practice tests, and testing tips help refine your skills for certification testing and career success.Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Table of Contents of The Complete Paralegal Certification Handbook, 5th Edition PDF ebook:
ContentsDedicationPrefaceIntroductionParalegal Certification: A Professional GoalPreparation for the ExaminationWhat to StudyWhen to StudyHow to StudyTaking the ExaminationAfter the ExaminationHow to Use BookChapter 1: CommunicationsWord UsagePunctuationCapitalizationGrammarRules of CompositionVocabularyCorrespondenceCommunications Self-TestChapter 2: Interviewing and Investigation TechniquesTypes of InterviewsThe Interviewer’s RolePreparing for the InterviewConducting the InterviewDocument the InterviewInterviewing Techniques Self-TestChapter 3: EthicsEthics DefinedSources of Ethics RulesTopical Summaries of Selected ABA Model Rules of Professional ConductApplication of Ethics RulesEthics Self-TestChapter 4: Judgment and Analytical AbilityIntroduction to Judgment and Analytical AbilityPractical Judgment and Analysis by ParalegalsInterpretation of Procedural MattersApproach to Essay QuestionsJudgment and Analytical Ability Self-TestChapter 5: Legal ResearchThe Objective of Legal ResearchSources of Primary LawHow Primary Law Is RecordedSources of Secondary LawThe Technical Skills of Legal ResearchCiting the LawThe Substantive Skills of Legal ResearchLegal Research Self-TestChapter 6: American Legal SystemHistorical BackgroundClassifications of LawInstitutional Sources of LawDue ProcessThe Judicial SystemJudicial Decision MakingLimitations in Judicial Decision MakingJudicial RemediesAmerican Legal System Self-TestChapter 7: Administrative LawClassification of Administrative AgenciesInvestigationFormulation of Administrative LawRulemakingAdjudicationAdministrative Law Self-TestChapter 8: Business OrganizationsToday’s Business OrganizationsPartnershipsLimited Liability CompanyCorporationDividends and RedemptionCorporate TaxationCorporate ManagementExtraordinary MattersCorporate LitigationBusiness Organizations Self-TestChapter 9: Contract LawTypes of ContractsFormation of a Valid (Enforceable) ContractConsiderationConstruction and Interpretation of ContractsEnforcement of ContractsContract RemediesContract Law Self-TestChapter 10: Criminal LawSources and Classification of Criminal LawConcepts Common to all CrimesElements of Specific CrimesCriminal Investigations Leading to the Charging DocumentPretrial, Trial, and Post-Trial ProceedingsCriminal Law Self-TestChapter 11: Estate Planning and ProbateOwnership of PropertyTrustsWills (Testate Estates)Intestate EstatesProbateEstate AdministrationTax Legislation OverviewEstate Planning and Probate Self-TestChapter 12: Family LawMarriageFamily RelationshipsDivorce ProceedingsPost-Decree ProceedingsFamily Law Self-TestChapter 13: LitigationSelecting the Proper CourtCommencing a Civil LawsuitDiscoveryTrialPost-TrialLitigation Self-TestChapter 14: Real Estate LawFreehold Possessory EstatesNonfreehold Possessory EstatesRights in the Land of AnotherLimitations upon the Use of One’s Own LandSale of LandLand FinancingReal Estate Law Self-TestChapter 15: Tort LawIntentional TortsUnintentional Torts (Negligence)Strict Liability TortsTort Law Self-TestSelf-Test Answer KeyGlossaryIndex
