Here’s an instant reference brimming with tips, techniques, and reliable advice to help you perform scores of challenging and time-consuming legal secretarial tasks quickly and easily.
The Legal Secretary’s Complete Handbook is organized for easy use into five parts that give you start-to-finish methods for solving on-the-job problems as they arise.
This indispensable handbook was created specifically for the legal secretary and provides dozens of model letters and facilitates the preparation of court papers, legal documents, and law policies. Everything you need to know to make your job easier is here.
Part 1: General Duties in the Law Office Ch 1 – Working in a Law Office
Ch 2 – Opening Client Files and Creating Documents
Ch 3 – Contacts with Clients and Other Callers
Ch 4 – Reminder Systems and Practices
Ch 5 – Filing in the Law Office
Ch 6 – Handling Legal Matters and Business Correspondence
Ch 7 – How to Keep Books and Records
Ch 8 – Using References in Legal Research
Part 2: Preparing Legal Instruments and Documents Ch 9 – Handling Legal Instruments
Ch 10 – How to Prepare Legal Papers
Ch 11 – How to Handle Powers of Attorney and Wills
Part 3: Preparing Court Papers Ch 12 – Understanding Courts and Their Functions
Ch 13 – Handling Court Papers
Ch 14 – How to Prepare Court Papers
Ch 15 – How to Handle Records on Appeal, Briefs, and Citations
Part 4: Assisting in Specialized Practice Ch 16 – Assisting in Partnership Formation and Incorporation
Ch 17 – Acting as Corporate Secretary
Ch 18 – Assisting in Real Estate Practice and Foreclosures
Ch 19 – Assisting with Probate and Estate Administration
Ch 20 – Handling Commercial Collections
Part 5: Legal Facts and Secretarial Aids Forms of Address: Honorary and Official Positions
Latin Words and Phrases
Glossary of Legal Terms
Table of U.S. Courts of Record and Judicial Circuits
Mary A. De Vries is the owner of Editorial Services in Sedona, Arizona. She has had over 25 years of experience in administration and management. Listed in the World Who’s Who of Women and Foremost Women in Communication, she has written several other books, including the Prentice Hall Complete Secretarial Letter Book, New American Handbook of Letter Writing, Practical Writer’s Guide, The Prentice Hall Style Manual, and The Complete Office Handbook.
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 1992
Pages: 656
ISBN: 0-13-529876-8
Publisher: Prentice Hall
