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Overview
Offering consistent coverage of both substantive and procedural law, this fully revised edition of Slossberg's hands-on book features new cases, new case files, updated forms, and new material related to the recent real estate recession. Slossberg includes hypothetical cases in the book and in an online "virtual law office" (available on CourseMate). By visiting the virtual law office, students can explore a variety of scenarios and sample cases that help them better understand real estate law and practice paralegal skills. Numerous checklists and worksheets used in today's law offices are included to help the reader prepare for a paralegal career.
- New material has been added on the causes of the recent real estate recession and the resulting federal legislative reforms, as well as the related increase in deed fraud and mortgage fraud.
- Expanded and thoroughly up-to-date material has been added on the impact of foreclosures on common interest communities, the leasing of property, short sale transactions from contract through closing, and alternatives to foreclosure.
- The law pertaining to real estate transactions has been updated.
- New forms, new cases, and new client files in the "Virtual Law Office" enhance the hands-on nature of the text.
- Hypothetical client scenarios show a paralegal working on client matters that apply the substantive law covered in the chapter, thus giving students a practical understanding of how a paralegal should proceed with a client.
- "Virtual Law Office" (available in CourseMate) simulates working in a law office environment on client files under the "supervision" of an attorney and with the guidance of a senior paralegal mentor.
- A stand-alone chapter on Ethics prepares readers for the types of dilemmas they are likely to encounter on the job.
- Unique topics include commercial closings, construction loan closings, eviction procedures, mortgage foreclosures, and real estate litigation.
- In-text learning aids, including chapter objectives, chapter summaries, ethical questions, review questions, discussion questions, case law, and case questions, help learners master key concepts.
1. Ethics and Real Property Practice.
2. Basic Principles of Real Estate Law.
3. Categories of Real Estate.
4. Ownership Restrictions.
5. Legal Descriptions of Property.
6. Real Estate Brokers.
7. The Basic Real Estate Contract.
8. Deeds.
9. Liens on Property.
10. Financing.
11. Title Examination and Title Insurance.
PART 2: THE CLOSING: RESIDENTIALAND COMMERCIAL CLOSINGS.
12. An Introduction to the Closing.
13. Residential Real Estate Closings.
14. Commercial Real Estate Closings.
PART 3: LANDLORD/TENANT LAW.
15. Residential Leases.
16. Commercial Leases.
17. Eviction Procedures.
PART 4: REAL ESTATE LITIGATION.
18. Overview of Real Estate Litigation.
19. Mortgage Foreclosures.
Glossary.
Index.
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The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing, Spiral bound Version
ISBN: 9781401865979
The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing is designed as a desk book for use by practicing paralegals, legal assistants, attorneys, and students. It is a reference book that allows the user to quickly obtain the answer to many commonly encountered writing questions concerning the following subjects: sentence and paragraph drafting, word selection and usage, spelling, numbers, grammar, punctuation, legal citation, legal correspondence, legal research memoranda, and court briefs. It also includes a chapter on the location of various non fee-based internet and other computer based legal research sources. There is a chapter that presents a collection of general considerations involved in legal writing, including a detailed discussion of the legal writing process (an organized approach to legal research, analysis, and writing that helps you develop writing skills and makes legal writing easier) and guidelines to follow when engaging in the process. The book is color coded so information may be easily located and designed to lie flat on a desk next to a computer. It is written in a non technical manner and designed so that it is easy to understand and use by anyone working in a law office. It includes checklist for use in conjunction with the various types of legal writing.