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Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case
file court papers handle depositions and interrogatories comply with courtroom procedures pick a jury prepare your evidence and line up witnesses present your opening statement and closing argument cross-examine hostile witnesses understand and apply rules of evidence locate, hire and effectively use expert witnesses make and respond to your opponent's objections get limited help from an attorney as needed monitor the work of an attorney if you decide to hire one Whether you are a plaintiff or a defendant, this book will help you confidently handle a divorce, personal injury case, landlord/tenant dispute, breach of contract, small business dispute or any other civil lawsuit. An excellent resource that outlines what's involved in representing yourself in court -- from presenting evidence to the rules of cross examination.
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"great products , so convenient, right to my door!"
"This is a massive book with lots of info."
"I purchased this book because Sara Berman is an awesome professor and she recommended it for law students who are studying for the CBX because it has examples of different documents that might show up on the Performance Test portion of the exam."
"I recommend this book to anyone with any kind of suit to file in court...and especially if you hire a lawyer. This book is recommended if you are even THINKING of suing someone or going to court for any reason."
"Note that I have given the review only four stars since I'm not finished with the book as yet, and then there will be the acid test - was the advice sound?"
"Another item the book was very clear on was that 90% of all cases don't even get to trial, so knowing all the pre-trial procedures and nuances will help the reader understand the "jumping off points" in which settlement occurs."
"I was able to find this book at my local library, it proved invaluable for my situation."
"When I met with the attorney and showed him what I had done (with the help of this book) they were impressed."
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Rebooting Justice: More Technology, Fewer Lawyers, and the Future of Law
But our laws are too complex, and legal advice too expensive, for poor and even middle-class Americans to get help and vindicate their rights. In the civil and criminal courts where ordinary Americans appear the most, we should streamline complex procedures and assume that parties will not have a lawyer, rather than the other way around. His scholarship has been discussed or reviewed in Time Magazine, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, The Sydney Morning Herald , and The ABA Journal . Stephanos Bibas is a Professor of Law and Criminology and the Director of the Supreme Court Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania.
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"Bar authorities keep non-lawyers such as paralegals from offering more affordable service, yet rarely prevent incompetent or dishonest lawyers from harming their clients, or punish them for doing so. eBay has online dispute resolution, fillable forms, hotlines, chat rooms, message boards) could do the work. Barton then provides examples of poor defense provided those accused (underfunding = underlying cause, along with a failure to weed out those failing their clients), and tells us that legal aid funding has been in steady decline since the 1990s - down 63% from its 1980s high point. Appointed criminal defense lawyers are often wildly overburdened, lack support (eg. Mothers seeking child support, tenants fighting eviction, laid-off workers claiming unemployment or disability benefits usually cannot afford lawyers."
"Instead, they propose simplifying processes that may not require lawyers, such as having special dockets for unrepresented parties in low value claims, having judges become more active in eliciting important facts from parties, ensuring that simple forms are available, and piloting the use of technology to help people resolve typical disputes through online dispute resolution, to name just a few."
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The Case of the Speluncean Explorers: Nine New Opinions
These opinions include perspectives from communitarian, feminist, multicultural, postmodern and economic theories of law, updating Fuller's original case and bringing contemporary theories of law to bear on the five original opinions. It will show you how judges with different moral and political beliefs interpret written law, how they use precedents, how they conceive the proper role of judges, how they conceive the relationship between law and morality, and how they defend their judicial practices against criticism. It anchors all of this in a Supreme Court hearing of a gripping, concrete case on which real people disagree. Peter Suber is Professor of Philosophy at Earlham College.
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"Interesting and well written."
"On a very superficial reading of the book, I guess it is possible to classify it as a powerful and frightening thriller."
"Although this book is very interesting, I must say that it is also VERY frightening, and the experience that you will have here will be very similar to the one that those kids from The Blair Witch Project had, the sensation of loss.I study law, and my teacher told to the class that we should all read it, because it also brings a lot of informations about how the justice works, but what will always be reminded by anyone who read this book is the fear that Lon Fuller develops.Lon Fuller isn't Stephen King, but, boy, here he writes something that is poweful and thrilling..."
"It's a fantastic account of legal thoughts in fictional form."
"The best way to have a solid approach to the difficult world of the law."
"now,i dont have time to write about it..........sorry."
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Best Law Practice Research

Drafting Contracts: How & Why Lawyers Do What They Do , Second Edition (Aspen Coursebook)
An eagerly anticipated second edition of this established and highly regarded text teaches the key practice skill of contract drafting, with emphasis on how to incorporate the business deal into the contract and add value to the client's deal.
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"I am still attending my contracts drafting class and utilizing this book, and have found that for the most part, I like the fun, yet clear and concise explanations the author uses in this book."
"This text is so helpful if your learning about drafting contracts or need a quick reference."
"This is actually a really great, helpful book."
"Front cover had a crease down the center of it, but the book works fine."
"Book condition is just fine not so good as expected."
"Well organized and thorough."
"However, when I compared my book with my classmates’ in class, I noticed that the book is thicker and is in black and white instead of black and blue."
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Best Paralegals & Paralegalism

Paralegal Career For Dummies
Apply important legal concepts and skills you need to succeed. Get educated, land a job, and start making money now! Paralegal Career For Dummies is the practical, hands-on guide to all the basics — from getting certified to landing a job and getting ahead. Inside, you'll find all the tools you need to succeed, including a CD packed with sample memos, forms, letters, and more!
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"This is a good guide for all those in the legal profession who want to know some of the details of the profession, as well as some great insights into how law should be approached."
"This was easy to read and very helpful."
"Got a job interview a week after updating my resume to look like the one shown in this book."
"If you are just beginning this kind of job this is a great overview to start your new career."
"Good introduction for someone who's trying to move into the field and already has some of the requirements done."
"Reading through and it's giving a lot of information."
"He found the information to be very helpful in teaching about a career as a paralegal."
"This book is loaded with the basics, and it only reinforced my feelings on wanting to become a paralegal."
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Best Law Office Education

The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation
They. experienced how meditation and mindfulness practices support a more effective and enjoyable legal practice. The program includes: ·. Instruction on a number of simple meditation techniques. ·. Concrete guidance for establishing a daily meditation and mindfulness practice. ·. Exercises designed to give the reader practical experience in bringing the insights of meditation and mindfulness to meeting the challenges of daily life - and particularly of legal practice. ·. Practical examples of how mindfulness and meditation can help to cultivate a more joyful and satisfying law practice. ·. Discussion of scientific research on the effects of meditation and what the evidence shows about its benefits. ·. Practical tools, including access to guided meditations and worksheets that allow the reader to track his or her progress. This book will provide a straightforward introduction to meditation and mindfulness using language and examples that will be familiar and comfortable to those in the legal community. Often presented in a way that feels artificial and inaccessible, it seems antithetical to a culture that places great value on logic and reason. This book will appeal to lawyers because it is premised on the clear and scientific principle that the brain, like the body, can be trained and optimized to perform better.
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"I have been dabbling in mindfulness exercises for awhile now, and while i think breathing exercises are immediately helpful, find mindfulness lingo hard to interpret."
"But with Jeena's and Karen's guidance and encouragement, and real life examples of their struggles as practicing lawyers, it makes it easier to trust their guidance and follow along."
"Excellent material on meditation for Type A personalities."
"A book written by lawyers for lawyers teaching how meditation and mindfulness can alleviate the stress lawyers feel on a daily basis in their professional and personal lives."
"As someone who was recommended mindfulness and meditation to manage stress, I tried many other books on the topics. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling to find a meditation practice, but especially to other lawyers who may be struggling with the same stress."
"Unfortunately, many lawyers wear our stress and “busy-ness” as a badge of pride and often say things like “there are never times when I’m not thinking.”. If you’re a lawyer and that describes you, you should consider reading The Anxious Lawyer – an empathetic book on mindfulness and meditation written by two successful lawyers, Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford. As someone who started practicing yoga and meditation in my 20’s, I often felt that the books I read on meditation were written by ethereal yogis who had no idea how stressful and demanding it was to practice law. There’s a quote from Autobiography of a Yogi that succinctly summed up my fundamental difficulty with meditation: “You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play with the cobra; By alchemy you may learn your livelihood; You may wander through the universe incognito; Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful; You may walk in water and live in fire; But control of the mind is better and more difficult.”. Since lawyers always want to be “in control,” the idea of consciously setting aside precious time each day to explore a practice where we deliberately let go of our thoughts, will seem counter-intuitive to many lawyers."
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Best Law Office Technology

Technology in the Law Office (4th Edition)
Comprehensive Coverage of Law Office Technology Technology in the Law Office is a thorough and up-to-date guide to navigating the constantly changing technology used in the modern-day legal world. Also Available with CourseConnect with the Virtual Law Office Experience This edition is also available with a CourseConnect Online Course for Technology in the Law Office. THOMAS F. GOLDMAN, JD , is Professor Emeritus of Bucks County Community College, where he was a Professor of Law and Management and Director of the Center for Legal Studies and the Paralegal Studies Program.
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"My major complaint with the book is the price and the lack of color photos."
"i needed this book for a class but decide to rent the book instead of using the kindle version."
"Technology has definitely evolved for the legal industry and it's only going to get better and more advance."
"Useful book - timely delivery."
"arrived on time."
"I ordered Technology in the Law Office (2nd edition) on May 8th, 2012."
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Best Law Office Marketing & Advertising

The Reluctant Rainmaker
Through illustrative stories and clear ‘how to’ directions, Fleming offers a guide that will take the plan out of business development and replace it with success.” Don Hutcheson, Editor and Publisher of The Complete Lawyer.
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"This book stands out from many similar books on the subject in that the author not only walks you through why bringing in business is important for your career, but also how exactly to make it happen."
"Attorney Julie Fleming is a legal industry insider - she shows lawyers how to grow their law firms (aka law businesses) with practical guidance and easy to apply tips."
"This a good compilation of all of the rainmaking work I should be doing."
"Very practical and detailed ways to boost rainmaking efforts with external resources made readily available."
"Note: This review is for the second edition of the ebook."
"A splendid investement in time and money."
"This book is excellent over all, with some great ideas for lawyers who are uncomfortable with the idea of rainmaking."
"These are things you could do to get more clients once you have clients, but there's too much assumption that you already have clients to begin with."
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