Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Critical Thinking Approach, Eighth Edition

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Critical Thinking Approach, Eighth Edition, consistently connects the study of law to the real-world work and duties of today's paralegal. Coverage of concepts and practice are framed within the authors’ trademark approach, which uses examples, discussion questions, and hypotheticals to develop the essential skills of critical analysis and legal reasoning.  New to the Eighth Edition:  Coverage of the expansion of non-lawyers’ ability to provide some legal services directly to the public  A fresh look at the role of stare decisis, and the place of precedent in our legal system  The importance of the shadow docket in the U.S. Supreme Court and of significantly expanded use of Presidential executive orders  The prevalence of online legal research and the emergence of artificial intelligence in legal research and law office management  Professors and students will benefit from:  Complete course coverage logically organized into four parts: 1) Paralegals and the American Legal System; 2) Substance of the Law; 3) Legal Analysis and Research; 4) Paralegals and the Work World  Hypothetical Cases on topics relatable to students and based on real cases  Discussion Questions and Legal Reasoning Exercises that challenge students to synthesize and analyze what they have read  Paralegal Profiles that provide context and real-world perspective  Practice Tips that inform and advise, connecting theory to practice  Ethics Alerts that highlight the potential conflicts and responsibilities of the paralegal in a variety of contexts  Definitions of key terms in the margins  Review Questions that reinforce students’ memory and understanding of content NetNotes that provide links to online sources  The U.S. Constitution and a brief guide to the Fundamentals of Good Writing in the Appendix Strong ancillary materials that support teaching and formative assessment