Civil litigation : process and procedures /
Goldman, Thomas F.,author.
Hughes, Alice Hart,author.
Civil Litigation: Process and Procedures teaches students the skills they need to pursue careers in civil litigation, from the details of the litigation process, to the work of paralegals, to pretrial preparation and posttrial procedures. Throughout the text, the authors integrate video simulations and hands-on activities, some of which lead students to create documents they can include in a professional portfolio. In addition to updated laws and procedures, the 4th edition includes a new Virtual Law Office Experience to help students prepare for the workplace.
Includes indexes.
The paralegal in civil litigation -- Appendix building your professional portfolio and reference manual -- Ethics and professional responsibility -- Litigation management and technology -- The court system, settlement, and alternative dispute -- Causes of actions and litigation strategies -- Evidence -- Interviews and investigation in civil litigation -- Pleadings : complaint, summons, and service -- Motions practice -- Pleadings : responses to complaint -- Introduction to discovery -- Issues in electronic discovery -- Interrogatories and requests for production -- Depositions -- Other forms of discovery -- Trial preparation : postdiscovery to pretrial -- Trial -- The electronic courtroom and trial presentation -- Posttrial procedures -- Enforcement of judgments.
Civil Litigation: Process and Procedures teaches students the skills they need to pursue careers in civil litigation, from the details of the litigation process, to the work of paralegals, to pretrial preparation and posttrial procedures. Throughout the text, the authors integrate video simulations and hands-on activities, some of which lead students to create documents they can include in a professional portfolio. In addition to updated laws and procedures, the 4th edition includes a new Virtual Law Office Experience to help students prepare for the workplace.
Civil procedure
Legal assistants
Civil procedure.