Basic Administrative Law for Paralegals

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Basic Administrative Law for Paralegals continues to be the most effective introduction to Administrative Law for today’s paralegal. The text’s clear exposition ensures that students are truly engaged in the process of building a solid foundation in administrative law and agencies. Thoroughly updated with the most recent developments, this introduction to the field, written specifically for the paralegal, offers clear explanations of how administrative agencies are created, how they are structured, and how they function. Agency discretion, rules and regulations, clients’ rights, investigations, informal and formal proceedings, and judicial review are thoroughly covered. Helpful pedagogy guides students through the material, and examples highlight the role of the paralegal in administrative law practice.

Professors and students will benefit from:
• The flexible organization of chapters lends itself equally well to long or shorter classes.
• A chapter dedicated to paralegal skills and careers that delves into career opportunities in both private and public sectors.
• Numerous visual aids, such as charts and figures.
• Excellent pedagogy that includes examples, chapter summaries, key terms, review questions, crossword puzzles, and lists of websites.
• Student Practice exercises that can be used in the classroom as a written assignment or as voluntary practice for individual students.
• A companion workbook, available for download, provides additional exercises and guidance for conducting online research of administrative laws, rules, and agencies.

New to the Seventh Edition:
• Text thoroughly edited for this edition, with a focus on creating more context for the students and improving understandability of the text.
• New chapter on Scope of Review and Judicial Deference.
• New introduction that provides an overview of the administrative law topics covered in each chapter.
• Substantial updating of the current status of the law, reflecting developments since the previous edition, including:
    o Coverage of the overturning of Chevron deference by the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper and Bright v. Raimondo.
    o The Court's ruling on when the statute of limitations commences running on administrative rules in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System.
    o The Court's determination that at least some actions for civil penalties sought by agencies cannot be enforced through in-house administrative law judges in SEC v. Jarkesy.