Legal secretary's complete handbook.

Takes into account the variations that exist among lawyers and the firm they represent.It provides a detailed look at practices and the firms they represnet.Part 1:Chapter 1 considers key aspects of the modern law office,including law-office automation and the use of computers.Chapter 2 looks at procedures in opening client files and in creating documents.Chapter 3discusses contacts with clients files and other callers.Chapters 4 &5 explain remindre systems and filing systems.Chapter 6 covers legal ad business correspondence,Cah[pter 7 reviews bookkeeping and other record-keeping practices,and Chapter 8 looks at legal research.Part 11 moves into a discussion of handling legal instruments and documents,including affidavits and acknowledgements(Chapter 9),and preparin legal papers(Chapter 10),Chapter 11 reviews powers of attorney and wills.Part 111 concerns court papers,with Chapter 12 explaining court systems and procedures and Chapter 13 and 14 discussing the preparationand processing of court paperss.Chapter 15 looks at records on appeal.briefs and citations.Part 1V examines some important areas of specialized practice,such as parnership formation and incorporation(Chapter 16),corporation activities(Chapter 17),real estate(Chapter18),probate and estate administration(Chapter 19),and commercial collections(Chapter 20).Part V provides useful legal facts and secretarial aids:froms of address for honorary and offical positions,Latin words and phrases,a glossary of legal terms,and tables of state and federal courts and judicial circuits in the United States.