Advocacy for paralegals
By: Arlene Blatt, JoAnn Kurtz
Series: Working with the law
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781552392928
Subjects: Trial practice; Legal assistants; Procédure relative au procès; Techniciennes juriques
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Introduction; title: Chapter 1: Advocacy and the Litigation Process; title: Part II: Overview of the Litigation Process; title: Chapter 2: Steps in the Litigation Process; title: Chapter 3: The Courtroom Experience; title: Chapter 4: Courtroom Etiquette; title: Part III: Preparing for the Trial or Hearing; title: Chapter 5: The Theory of the Case; title: Part IV: The Trial or Hearing; title: Chapter 6: Opening Statement; title: Chapter 7: Direct Examination of Witnesses; title: Chapter 8: Cross-Examination of Witnesses; title: Chapter 9: Re-examination; title: Chapter 10: Exhibits; title: Chapter 11: Closing Argument; title: Chapter 12: Additional Submissions; title: Chapter 13: Objections; title: Part V: Final Preparation; title: Chapter 14: Final Preparation for the Trial or Hearing; title: Part VI: Ethical Issues in Advocacy; title: Chapter 15: The Paralegal Rules of Conduct and Advocacy; title: Appendix A: Small Claims Court Guides to Procedures: Guide to Getting Ready for Court; title: Appendix B: Rules of the Small Claims Court: Rules 17, 18, and 19; title: Appendix C: Paralegal Rules of Conduct: Rules 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7; title: Appendix D: Provincial Offences Act: Part IV (Trial); title: Appendix E: Landlord and Tenant Board: Rules of Practice (Rules 23 and 27), Interpretation Guidelines (Guidelines 1 and 3), and Brochures (Important Information About Your Hearing and Rules for Representatives Involved in Board Applications).