Legal Office Procedures - Softcover

Morton Ed.D., Joyce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130496219 ISBN 13: 9780130496218

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For courses in Legal Office Procedures, Legal Procedures, Introduction to Legal Office Procedures, Legal Secretarial Procedures, Legal Support/Assistant Procedures, and Introduction to Paralegal/Legal Assisting.

The sixth edition of this popular text, the only legal office procedure book to receive a 5-star rating on Amazon.com, is organized in a logical, step-by-step manner that provides the terminology, background, and knowledge of the legal procedures required to work in a law office. The text, simple and concise, is designed to assist students who have little or no background in the legal field. For practical applications, the Student Assignments at the end of each chapter provide relevant and interesting projects to complete that deal with various areas of the law. It provides instructors with a total program that is interesting and easy to teach.

About this title

About the Author:

Joyce Morton is a dedicated teacher, leader, and author in the field of education.  She has taught for many years at Fullerton College and served as Assistant Dean of Students and was the Department Coordinator for the Office Technology Area.  She is presently teaching a computer classes at Saddleback College and has developed the Office Skills Program which features self-paced Distance Education computer applications classes.  This program enrolls over 400 students each year.

 

            She has presently revised the 7th edition of the book she has authored entitled Legal Office Procedures, published by Pearson Prentice Hall.  Legal Office Procedures has been widely adopted throughout the United States and has received a 5-star rating from reviewers on Amazon.com.  This book is used in colleges and legal professional training courses throughout the United States, and seven foreign English-speaking countries.

 

            She is the recipient of the following honors and awards:

 

Listed in Outstanding Educators in America

Recipient of the USC Education Alumni Award

Recipient of the FullertonCollegeEmeritus Teacher’s Award

Cited for teaching excellence by the Fullerton College Staff of Distinction Award

Attended USC on the Trojan Junior Auxiliary Scholarship

 

            She was the recipient of the Staff of Distinction Award at Fullerton College and was cited for teaching excellence, campus leadership, and contribution to one’s field.  She has also received the Fullerton College Emeritus Teacher’s Award.

 

            She has served a president of many professional organizations and presented workshops and given speeches at community and educational organizations.  She has consulted and provided computer training for various businesses and industries.  She is involved in various volunteer organizations and  recently served as Vice President of Trojan League of Orange County.

From the Back Cover:

A total concepts/application learning experience!

Action

• Prepare commonly used legal documents and complete projects involving data from actual cases.
• Build the skills for a successful career in a law office!

Practice

• Practice supported by documents on disk to save keying time.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0130496219
• ISBN 13: 9780130496218
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 400