In the Third Edition of
Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegals
, Stephen P. Parsons has only improved this already successful text. The author’s proven, hands-on approach gives students a strong foundation in interviewing and investigating skills.
This impressive text offers the following:
•
a comprehensive and practical approach
that gives a strong foundation not just in interviewing and investigating skills, but the civil, criminal, and non-litigation context in which they are utilized
practical emphasis
throughout the text that
demonstrates how to “learn by doing”
and teaches the critical connection between law and fact, how to engage in effective analysis, and the essentials of good communication skills
well-crafted pedagogy
that provides varied and realistic materials through which the student applies the principles studied. Illustrations, examples, hypotheticals, and
"Learn by Doing"
exercises are included in every chapter
examples
drawn from a variety of both civil and criminal, litigation and non-litigation scenarios
• strong
emphasis on ethical and professional standards
expected of the paralegal
four case studies
designed to be used with the
“Learn by Doing”
exercises in each chapter and provide realistic scenarios for applying the concepts
excellent appendices
that provide resources for students, including extensive information on on-line resources for investigators
flexible organization
that allows instructors to pick and choose which materials they would like to cover, depending on the configuration of their course
The book is part of a comprehensive teaching package that includes PowerPoint slides and an extensive Instructor’s Manual featuring:
• sample
syllabi
including suggested sequencing of text for use as either a one or two semester course
suggested approaches to teaching the material
including suggestions regarding how best to use the numerous different features in the text
• helpful
tips on how to best utilize the case studies,
including character descriptions and instructions for role-playing
• a suggested
evaluation form
to use in evaluating student interviewers
• a
Test Bank
of exam questions for each chapter of the text Exciting new revisions to this Third Edition:
completely updated
— text material, illustrations, examples, learn-by-doing exercises, and case studies all reviewed and updated
new material related to electronic discovery (e-discovery)
including references to the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that went into effect in December, 2006
Resources for the Investigator (Appendix E)—has been completely updated to focus more on Web
resources and now includes a comprehensive list of resources for e-discovery
The flexible format and extensive materials allow this text to be adapted to a variety of course structures. This versatile book is easily tailored to fit the instructor’s specific needs. Students will build a strong foundation in both theory and skills through this accessible and appealing text that effectively combines textual explanations with practical applications.
An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/parsons3