Introduction to law
By: Joanne Banker Hames, Yvonne Ekern.
Contributors: Ekern, Yvonne.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9780135024348
Subjects: Legal assistants -- United States; Law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to law; title: The U.S. legal system; title: The courts and legal personnel; title: Finding the law : legal research; title: Using the law : analysis and legal writing; title: Constitutional law; title: Tort law, workers' compensation and environmental law; title: Family law; title: Wills, trust, and probate; title: Contract, property, and employment law; title: The law of business organizations and bankruptcy; title: Civil procedure before trial; title: Alternative dispute resolution; title: Criminal practice : criminal law and juvenile law; title: Criminal procedure before trial; title: Rules of evidence; title: The trial.