*Legal Studies & Paralegal Studies | Program Guide: Books

"The latest information in the field, training and education requirements, salary statistics, and updated professional and online resources." (2005)

"This definitive reference provides crucial legal and business advice for all those considering a career in this growing field. Interviews with prominent independent paralegals bring the text to life." (2004)

Thorough introduction from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Paralegal Responsibilities. (2011)

"In addition to the fundamentals of good writing, legal or otherwise, the book illustrates how to analyze and brief cases, identify key facts and legal issues, and apply case law and counteranalysis to legal matters." (1997)

"The Collins Dictionary of Law has been written with special reference to the needs of legal secretaries, paralegals and legal executives, and business people who need access to clear explanations of the law's special terminology, including that of European union law." (2006)

"Articles on the nature and methodology of comparative law, as well as on specific areas of law (such as administrative law and criminal law) and substantive topics (from accident compensation to unjustified enrichment)."(2006)

The Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law provides information and resources to help users answer their legal questions, and outlines their rights and recourses, as well as consequences, under the law. It also provides a general background and explanation of legal issues and educates the user on federal and state/local laws, statutes, cases, and regulations and Constitutional protections. (2013)

"How to locate key laws and cases either online or in a law library, how to draft legal memoranda, and how to make the most of the Web and a legal library to locate statutes, cases, background information and answers to specific legal issues." (2007)

"A convenient, comprehensive guide to the language of law for everyone from the homeowner to the legal professional. Includes more than 10,000 legal words and phrases." (2011)

"Clear definitions of the words that most paralegals, paralegal students, and persons in related fields need to know. The book precisely explains contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers." (2000)

"This encyclopedic reference explains legal terminology, procedures, and structures relevant to the U.S. legal system." (2004)