Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals: [Connected eBook with Study Center] (Aspen Paralegal Series)

Marlene Pontrelli Maerowitz; Thomas A. Mauet

ISBN 13: 9798889062752

Published by Aspen Publishing (edition 8), 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals: [Connected eBook with Study Center] (Aspen Paralegal Series)
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing (edition 8)
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798889062752
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 8.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including 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.

Fundamentals of Litigation for California Paralegals offers a complete understanding of the litigation process from the time the client walks into the office through to trial and post-judgment, including settlements and alternative forms of resolutions. Tailored to California practice, the authors’successful, balanced approach presents a complete overview of the litigation process, with clear explanations and examples of the rules and procedures. The text’s flexible organization allows the instructor to easily pick and choose the areas to cover in the course. Intended specifically for California paralegals, each chapter references specific California statutes, and relevant California forms are included throughout the book.

Professors and students will benefit from:
• Text tailored to California Law with California-specific Judicial Council forms and references to specific California statutes in each chapter.
• A balanced and reader-friendly presentation.
• Concise and clear writing—students will not get lost in the details of the rules.
• A flexible organization that lends itself to a variety of teaching objectives.
• Helpful pedagogy, including bold-face terms defined in the margins and in the glossary; numerous examples, charts, checklists, and sample documents; chapter overviews and summaries; and review questions.
• A companion workbook, available as a downloadable file, with review questions (including true-false, short answer, and essays, with answers and explanations) and case scenarios for the student to use in completing assignments for the course and for use by the instructor as case studies in class.

New to the Eighth Edition:
• Updated with changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, California Rules of Court, and Judicial Council forms.
• Includes new developments in e-discovery.
• Includes a new section on the use of artificial intelligence in litigation.
• Updated review questions and research questions at the end of each chapter to supplement the readings.