Introduction to Paralegal Science

This book is designed to prepare you for an active career as a paralegal. What is a paralegal, you may ask. The definition of a paralegal is a person with legal skills, who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use these skills. The contents of this book should not be approached in the same manner in which you approached your high school subjects or your college education if you had the benefit of same. Invariably, in both high school & college, there was probably no definite objective to your studies. You took a "business" or "liberal arts studies" curriculum for example, but you were not training for specific employment. The difference with paralegal science is that this subject has been professionally designed to train you for immediate employment as a paralegal. There is a definite objective, with a definite job in mind. In most instances, when you take a position as a paralegal, your employer will expect you to have a firm background in this field & be entirely capable of handling the many responsibilities which are now being delegated to paralegals. Once you have become a paralegal, you will not have the luxury of having supervised "on-the-job" training as is incident to many positions taken by college graduates. You will be expected to begin working in your chosen profession immediately. Your employer will expect that you have mastered the many skills involved with becoming a paralegal & be able to apply these skills in actual practice. Since this is the case, this book has been designed to meet these ends, & allow you to take your place in the legal community as a paralegal.Introduction to Paralegal Science, with ISBN 9780962314803 and ISBN 0962314803.