Law and the legal system
Subtitle: an introduction to law and legal studies in the United States
By: Thomas R. van Dervort, David L. Hudson, Jr
Contributors: Hudson, David L., 1969-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Aspen college series
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780735508705
Subjects: Legal assistants; Law; Procedure (Law); Handbooks, manuals; Administration of Justice
Notes: Rev. ed. of : American law and the legal system : equal justice under the law / Thomas R. Van Dervort. 2nd ed. 2000.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The expanding legal professions; title: The origin and basic structure of our federal system; title: Court jurisdiction and legal reasoning; title: Introduction to legal research and writing; title: A brief introduction to property and contract law; title: Introduction to tort law; title: Introduction to family law; title: Introduction to employment law.