Paralegal Professional, The, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (December 30, 2020) © 2021

  • Thomas F. Goldman Professor Emeritus, Bucks County Community College
  • Henry R. Cheeseman University of Southern California

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Preparing future paralegals for success in any legal environment

The Paralegal Professional delivers the conceptual knowledge, analytical skills and ethical understanding paralegals need to succeed in today's law offices. Shaped by the insights of legal professionals, the text illuminates the tasks and roles of the paralegal. It also develops students' critical-thinking and hands-on skills.

The 6th Edition has been updated to reflect the modern responsibilities of the paralegal. It continues to meet the requirements of the American Bar Association and the American Association for Paralegal Education.

Hallmark features of this title

Focus on critical thinking and hands-on skills

  • Collaborative skill-building exercises support group discussions, in or out of class.
  • Paralegal portfolio-building exercises teach students how to build a portfolio of work they can share with potential employers.
  • Working with the Language of the Court feature offers writing prompts that use the IRAC method.

Practical resources

  • Paralegals at Work chapter openers offer hypothetical workplace situations a paralegal might encounter, to stimulate interest in the upcoming chapter material.
  • Cases for briefing give students critical practice briefing a case.
  • Advice from the Field articles feature professional advice from experts on interviewing skills, portfolio-building, professional development and client management.

Features of Revel for the 6th Edition

  • Video Case Studies (27 in all) portray real-world scenarios covering ethical, legal and workplace issues. Each case is supplemented by a journal-writing prompt.
  • The Virtual Law Office Experience consists of 29 chapter-ending activities. After watching video scenarios, students simulate the completion of legal tasks. As they go, they build a portfolio of work.
  • Check Your Understanding interactives align with chapter objectives. At certain junctures throughout the chapter, students respond to questions to assess their mastery of what they've just read.
  • Flashcards for Key Terms in every chapter lets students test their knowledge of key terminology of the paralegal profession.
  • Ethical analysis and discussion questions explore common workplace scenarios. Questions are presented through a shared writing interactive in which students post their answers to a discussion board and engage in analysis with their peers.
  • Legal Analysis & Writing Cases challenge students to read actual cases and answer questions in a journal writing activity. Instructors then receive and grade their work.

PART I: THE PARALEGAL PROFESSION

  1. The Paralegal Profession
  2. Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  3. The Paralegal Workplace
  4. Technology and the Paralegal

PART II: INTRODUCTION TO LAW

  1. American Legal Heritage and Constitutional Law
  2. The Court System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  3. Civil Litigation
  4. Criminal Law and Procedure
  5. Administrative Law

PART III: PARALEGAL SKILLS

  1. Interviewing and Investigation Skills
  2. Legal Writing and Critical Legal Thinking
  3. Legal Research

PART IV: LEGAL SUBJECTS

  1. Torts and Product Liability
  2. Contracts and E-Commerce
  3. Property Law
  4. Estates and Elder Law
  5. Family Law
  6. Agency, Employment, and Immigration
  7. Business Organizations and Bankruptcy Law
  8. Intellectual Property and Digital Law

Appendices

  1. How to Brief a Case
  2. Effective Learning

Glossary

Case Index

Subject Index

About our authors

Thomas F. Goldman, JD, is Professor Emeritus of Bucks County Community College, where he was a professor of law and management and the director of the Center for Legal Studies and the Paralegal Studies Program. He was a member of the Paralegal Studies Advisory Board and a mentor at Thomas Edison State College, where he developed an Advanced Litigation Support and Technology Certificate Program in the School of Professional Studies and implemented the online paralegal studies program for the New York Times knowledge network. He is an author of textbooks in paralegal studies and technology, including Technology in the Law Office, Accounting and Taxation for Paralegals, Civil Litigation: Process and Procedures, Litigation Practice: E-Discovery and Technology, Abacus Law: A Hands-On Tutorial and Guide, Real Estate Fundamentals and SmartDraw Tutorial and Guide. An accounting and economics graduate of Boston University and a graduate of Temple University School of Law, Professor Goldman has an active international law, technology law and litigation practice. He has worked extensively with paralegals and received the award of the Legal Support Staff Guild. He was elected the Legal Secretaries Association Boss of the Year for contributing to cooperative education and for encouraging the use of paralegals and legal assistants in law offices. He also received the Bucks County Community College Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award. He has been an educational consultant on technology to educational institutions and major corporations and is a frequent speaker and lecturer on educational, legal and technology issues.

Henry R. Cheeseman is Professor Emeritus of the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California, where he was a professor of business law and director of the Legal Studies in Business Program. Professor Cheeseman taught business law, legal environment, corporate law, securities regulation, cyberlaw and ethics courses in both the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the undergraduate programs of the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California. He received the Golden Apple Teaching Award on many occasions by being voted by his students as the best professor at the Marshall School of Business. He has also served at the Center for Excellence in teaching at the university. Professor Cheeseman has earned six degrees, including a bachelor’s degree in finance from Marquette University, both a master’s in business administration (MBA) and a master’s in business taxation (MBT) from the University of Southern California, a juris doctor (JD) degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, a master’s degree with an emphasis on law and economics from the University of Chicago, and a master’s in law (LLM) degree in financial institutions law from Boston University. Professor Cheeseman is an award-winning author of several business law textbooks published by Pearson Education, including the definitive and highly regarded Business Law. Other business law and legal environment textbooks authored by Professor Cheeseman and published by Pearson Education include Contemporary Business Law, Legal Environment of Business, and Introduction to Law. In addition to being a coauthor with Professor Thomas Goldman of the 6th edition of The Paralegal Professional, he is also coauthor of Contract Law for Paralegals and Business Organizations for Paralegals, both published by Pearson Education.

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