THE TEXAS PARALEGAL:  Essential Rules, Documents, and Resources

The book is co-authored Lynn Crossett and William Statsky and is published by Cengage.  Because it is a Texas-specific paralegal book, the authors are offering a 25% discount for members of the Paralegal Division.  Lynn Crossett is the Director and Assistant Professor for the Legal Studies Program, Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos.

The Texas Paralegal is a career book for both paralegal students and practicing paralegals. It serves as a reference book that contains a great deal of information that will be essential for paralegal students and employed paralegals in the state. The information in the book, including its comprehensive legal dictionary, should make the book one that every paralegal would want to have close at hand in school and on the job. It is Internet-rich with resources that will help paralegals in many aspects of their day-to-day classes and jobs.

Product Benefits:

* Introduces the reader to the paralegal career in Texas
* Contains the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
* Provides ethical opinions governing paralegals
* Covers the unauthorized practice of law in the state
* Provides extensive resources on finding or changing jobs
* Explains important employment rights of paralegals
* Outlines the major resources for conducting research in Texas
* Explains the judicial, legislative, and executive structure of government in the state
* Covers pro bono opportunities for paralegals
* Provides timelines for typical civil and criminal cases in Texas courts
* Provides examples of local citation rules

* Contains a comprehensive legal dictionary (many of the definitions in the legal dictionary cite specific Texas cases and statutes)

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