Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal - Softcover

Parsons, Stephen P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735540675 ISBN 13: 9780735540675

Publisher: Panel Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

This textbook outlines the basic skills of interviewing and investigation. Roughly half the book is devoted to foundational issues like ethics, the adversarial system, the formal discovery process, rules of evidence and communication. The rest of the book outlines the process of creating and implementing an investigation plan, with chapters on client interviews, witness interviews, identifying and locating witnesses, expert witnesses, public sources of information, and private sources. Appendixes include case studies, federal rules for civil and criminal procedure, federal rules of evidence, and investigator resources. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

This textbook outlines the basic skills of interviewing and investigation. Roughly half the book is devoted to foundational issues like ethics, the adversarial system, the formal discovery process, rules of evidence and communication. The rest of the book outlines the process of creating and implementing an investigation plan, with chapters on clie

Edition details

• Publisher: Panel Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0735540675
• ISBN 13: 9780735540675
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 532