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"Construction Law Handbook is designed to address the current state of the business of construction and construction law. Written by a variety of distinguished construction professionals, including architects, engineers, accountants, lawyers, and consultants, in "plain English," the Fourth Edition will help the reader stay up to date with the constant changes in the construction industry. Audience: Practitioners in the field of real estate development"--...
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"This compilation of essays, articles and research provides a clear and concise overview of many of the complexities of public sector ethics, including post-employment restrictions on government employees, whistle-blowing, pro bono work, regulation of honoraria, royalties and travel reimbursements, financial disclosure filing requirements, gift giving, conflicts of interest, and issues in enforcement of local ethics law." --
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"So you want to be a trial lawyer. By reading this manual you have chosen not to fail. By choosing not to fail, you are seeing yourself as a trial lawyer. You have resolved to stand up for those whose light shines dim and whose voice is heard small. It is now time to get your head in the game. The ultimate goal in any trial is to win. You win by telling your client's story in such a way that it compels the jury to see and understand it and believe...
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"With A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams has created a uniquely in-depth survey of the building blocks of contract language. First published in 2004, it offers those who draft, review, negotiate, or interpret contracts an alternative to the dysfunction of traditional contract language and the inertia and flawed conventional wisdom that perpetuate it. This manual has become a vital resource throughout the legal profession, in...
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"[This book] is a guide to spotting criminal issues and concerns in family law cases, useful for family law attorneys or anyone going through a family law matter. There is often an overlap between family law and criminal defense. Sometimes the criminal implications in family law cases are obvious, such as domestic violence, but they are often less so, such as unlawful tracking and surveillance. Family law attorneys who do not understand the criminal...
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"As technology impacts what we do as a profession and arguably improves how we do it, lawyers need to know that our existing rules of ethics still apply in a brave new world of status updates, tweets, Instagram followings, YouTube uploads, and since the first edition-Zoom and other video platforms. And as our book details, the tension between the inexorable advance of technol-ogy and the comparatively slow pace of the law translates to a world in...
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"This edition is a complete rewrite of the Divorce Trial Manual, first written over thirty years ago. It incorporates the spirit of the original but expands the scope. While written for trial advocates, the principles in this book help any divorce lawyer who is preparing a case, whether for settlement, mediation, or trial. This book is designed to be read in conjunction with "The Family Law Trial Evidence Handbook" and "100 Days Before Trial: A family...
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Paralegals and legal assistants need a thorough guide to all the rules and regulations dictating their job performance, as well as a repository of the many forms they see every day. The revised and updated 2015 Legal Assistant’s Complete Desk Reference explores these myriad responsibilities and types of paperwork in six easy-to-use sections.
This is a complete guide to the rules and regulations guiding paralegals and legal assistants, as well as...
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"[This] book explains the contract drafting process in terms of content and style, demonstrating through authentic examples how to revise template documents to produce effective and complete contracts that protect the client’s interests. [This book also explains] negotiating and drafting indemnification provisions, even in low leverage situations. It...explains how to prevent ambiguity in contracts by using better words, developing a consistent...
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"Each chapter begins with the rule and its comment, a link to charts comparing each state's rule with the Model Rule, and then presents a detailed discussion of how the rule has been applied. The book gives citations to thousands of court cases, ethics opinions, law review articles, and internet resources, as well as treatises, the Restatement (3rd) of the Law Governing Lawyers, and the legislative history of the Model Rules."--