Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems and Skills

by William P. Statsky

Master the hands-on skills you'll need to succeed in a modern law office with INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGALISM, 8e. Ten critical skills are covered in the book: identifying legal issues, breaking rules into elements, applying rules to facts interviewing clients, investigating facts, digesting discovery documents, providing litigation assistance, researching the law, drafting documents, and representing clients at administrative agencies where authorized by law. Packed with real-life insights and real-world examples, the text helps you understand the ethical guidelines that lawyers and paralegals must follow and covers the efforts underway to regulate the profession in legislatures, courts, bar associations, and paralegal associations

Genres: Nonfiction, Law, Legal

928 pages, Unbound

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

William P. Statsky is a graduate of Columbia Law School and is the author of 16 textbooks on paralegal subjects. Many of his textbooks, including “Introduction to Paralegalism,” “Torts” and “Family Law” are used in leading paralegal programs throughout the nation. Mr. Statsky is currently completing a series of individual state specific paralegal texts for students and practicing paralegals.

Reviews

[Gort]

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[Shelby Garbee]

I found this to be repetitive at times, boring at others, and occasionally contradictory. There was an emphasis on grammar and professional writing yet it had several grammar mistakes, typos, and incorrect sentence structures. The author loves to mention a topic only to say some variation of “but more on this later.” Why bring up a topic to just ignore it? If it’s important enough to mention now, tell me more about the topic now. This happened several times through out the book.
Not to mention, it’s out dated. Research 101 tells you not to use a source that is more than ten years old. So why the course assigned this edition is beyond me. But I can’t fault the author for that.
Overall, I learned a great deal about becoming a paralegal but I don’t see myself referencing it in the future or recommending this particular edition to aspiring paralegals.

[Heather Wise]

A complete and comprehensive book about paralegalism for someone entering the career path for the first time.
It’s dense and detailed but a great support for understanding both the higher level job description and duties as well as the details and minutia involved in the career choice.

[Laura]

Comprehensive and jam packed with information. I’m sure I will use this as a reference going forward.

[Ginger Keleher]

Educational but mind
numbingly dull at times.

[maxgo]

not bad

[Phillip]

Good introduction to learn about paralegalism, and what they do in the law firm.

[Justin]

This was the primary textbook in my Paralegal Certificate course, which I took through the BARBRI Center for Legal Studies. Extremely informative.

[Christy]

Very well written. Concise and yet detailed. This to me was the "bible" of my course.