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This fully-updated text is designed to build the skill sets students need to succeed as members of today’s civil litigation teams. CIVIL LITIGATION: PROCESS AND PROCEDURES, 2/e clearly presents legal concepts, emphasizing the details of the litigation process, critical thinking, and hands-on exercises that develop practical law office skills. Students will gain real-world procedural skills, master electronic discovery and court rules; learn how to handle ethical challenges in civil litigation practice; and develop a professional employment portfolio. This edition includes 46 video case studies that illustrate each stage of the litigation process, showing the day-to-day activities of the litigation team preparing and trying a civil case in a real world setting. Extensive assignment-related case materials and documents are provided in the text and online.
Synopsis
Civil Litigation: Process and Procedures is designed to build the skill set needed by legal studies students to be successful as a member of today’s civil litigation team. Throughout this text legal concepts are clearly presented with an emphasis on explaining the details of the litigation process with critical thinking and hands-on exercises that develop real workplace skills. This text is also designed to be an indispensable reference for the litigation team on the job.
Key Themes Developed Throughout This Text
- Understanding the litigation process
- Developing critical thinking and procedural skills
- Understanding electronic discovery and court rules
- Developing practical law office skills through hands-on practice
- Understanding how to handle ethical situations in civil litigation practice
- Developing a professional employment portfolio
New Civil Litigation Video Case Studies
This edition includes 46 video case studies that illustrate each stage of the litigation process showing the day-to-day activities of the litigation team preparing and trying a civil case in a real world setting.
New Case Resources in Text and Online
A variety of case materials and documents are available for use in completing assignments throughout the course.
CourseConnect Online Civil Litigation Course
CourseConnect courses feature robust online leaning modules with assessment that can be delivered in any commercial platform such as WebCT, BlackBoard, Angel, or eCollege platforms. For more information contact your representative or call 800-635-1579.
Table of Contents
UNIT ONE INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LITIGATION
CHAPTER 1 The Paralegal in Civil Litigation
CHAPTER 1A Building Your Professional Portfolio
CHAPTER 2 Ethics and Professional Responsibility
CHAPTER 3 Litigation Management and Technology
UNIT TWO PLANNING THE LITIGATION
CHAPTER 4 The Court System
CHAPTER 5 Settlement and Alternative Dispute Resolution
CHAPTER 6 Evidence
CHAPTER 7 Interviews and Investigation in Civil Litigation
UNIT THREE DOCUMENTS IN CIVIL LITIGATION
CHAPTER 8 Pleadings: Complaint, Summons, and Service
CHAPTER 9 Motions Practice
CHAPTER 10 Pleadings: Responses to Complaint
UNIT FOUR FORMAL DISCOVERY METHODS
CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Discovery
CHAPTER 12 Issues in Electronic Discovery
CHAPTER 13 Interrogatories and Requests for Production
CHAPTER 14 Depositions
CHAPTER 15 Other Forms of Discovery
UNIT FIVE TRIAL OF THE CASE
CHAPTER 16 Trial Preparation—Postdiscovery to Pretrial
CHAPTER 17 Trial
CHAPTER 18 The Electronic Courtroom and Trial Presentation
UNIT SIX POSTTRIAL ISSUES
CHAPTER 19 Posttrial Procedures
CHAPTER 20 Enforcement of Judgments
APPENDIX 1 Chapter Opening Case Study
APPENDIX 2 Comprehensive Case Study: School Bus–Truck Accident Case Study
APPENDIX 3 Supplemental Case Studies
APPENDIX 4 Glossary of Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index