Synopses & Reviews
LEGAL TERMINOLOGY WITH FLASHCARDS, 4th Edition makes it easy for students, no matter their background, to quickly learn legal terminology. Whether you'll need to write briefs, memorandums of law, bills of particulars, or other legal documents, LEGAL TERMINOLOGY WITH FLASHCARDS, 4th Edition, gives you confidence in your communications with any legal professional. From the dictionary/thesaurus included in every chapter, to helpful pre-made flashcards, to its seemingly endless amount of study tools, LEGAL TERMINOLOGY WITH FLASHCARDS, 4th Edition maximizes your preparation for the legal field.
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The flashcards are excellent and a very useful addition to the book...It would be of immense value...to make the CD audible/playable that states and defines the words audibly.
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As a text focusing exclusively on terminology, Ms. Okrent's text is outstanding...I like the variety of exercises included in the text: the students would get a great deal of practice with the terms.
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Most of the students I had when I taught with this book said they used those flashcards and that's how they really learned the legal terms...The case application section was something I always assigned for each unit.
Synopsis
Legal Terminology with Flashcards, third edition transforms the student into someone who is proficient in the language of law: communicating correctly to clients, lawyers, judges, and the police. Beginning with the use of a dictionary/thesaurus in each chapter, the student is immersed into nineteen separate areas of the law with phonetic pronunciations, definitions, usages, and spellings that facilitate the quickest approach to writing and speaking with the appropriate legal terms
About the Author
Cathy J. Okrent, J.D., is a member of the New York State Bar and is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, as well as the Federal and State Courts of New York. Attorney Okrent has been a trial attorney and college professor. She has served as a state and county government attorney, hearing officer, and an employee relations manager. She is the author of three textbooks on Legal Terminology, Court Reporting, and Tort Law.
Table of Contents
"The text is well-written and organized in a manner that is beneficial to teaching legal terminology. The numerous options for student exercises are helpful for teaching purposes and also extremely helpful for the students' review.""Another great addition is the introduction of case summaries in the beginning of each chapter. It is helpful for students to see the use of legal terminology in actual court opinions. It gives students a real life setting in which they will be working.""The overall comprehensive nature of the text in covering so many subject areas of law might make this a handy desk reference for a paralegal student, as well as a review for those programs requiring an exit exam or capstone course."