MANOR COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL STUDIES

Supplemental Reading List

 

 

The following texts are arranged by subject.  They can be found at the rear of the law library collection in the Basiliead Library.

 

 

 

Introduction to Law/Paralegalism

Cooper & Gibson, An Introduction to Paralegal Studies 2nd edition (1998)                     

Currier & Eimermann, Introduction to Law for Paralegals 2d ed (2001)

Currier & Eimermann, Introduction to Law for Paralegals 3rd ed (2006)

Currier & Eimermann, Introduction to Paralegal Studies 2d ed. (2003)                           

Edwards & Edwards, Introduction to Paralegal Studies (2002)                                         

Franklin / 2 copies, The Biography of a Legal Dispute (2000)                                            

Monk, Annotated Guide to the Constitution (2003)                                                              

Miller & Urisko, West’s Paralegal Today 2d ed. (2000)                                                        

Okrent, Legal Terminology 2d ed (2001)       

Scheb, An Introduction to the American Legal System (2002)                                          

Schubert, Introduction to Law and the Legal System 4th edition (1989)                         

Statsky, Essentials of Paralegalism 3rd ed. (1998)                                                                

Van Dervort, American Law and Legal System 2d edition (2001)                                     

Walston-Dunham, Introduction to Law 4th edition (2004)

Walston-Dunham, Introduction to Law for Paralegals (2002)

 

Legal Research

Barber & McCormick, Legal Research (1996)

Bouchoux, Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals  4th ed (2006)                               

Delaney, Electronic Legal Research (2002)    

Good, Legal Research… Without Losing Your Mind (1993)                                                 

Long, Computer Aided Legal Research (2003)                                                                       

Long, Legal Research Using the Internet (2000)                                                                   

Portuan Miller, Advanced Legal Research Exercise Manual (2001)                                  

Serfass and Cranford, Loislaw User’s Guide (2002)                                                               

Sloan, Basic Legal Research 2d edition (2003)                                                                       

Smith, Legal Research and Writing (1996)     

Statsky, Legal Research and Writing 5th edition (1999)                                                       

Yellin, The Legal Research and Writing Handbook 2nd edition (1999)                              

Walston-Dunham, Practical Legal Research (1995)                                                              

 

Civil Practice

Cound, Friedentahl, Civil Procedure 5th edition (1989)                                                         

Dobmeyer, Interviewing and Investigation for Paralegals (1998)                                     

Feuerhake, Basic Civil Litigation 2d ed. (2004)                                                                      

Emery, Edwards, Civil Procedure and Litigation (2000)                                                      

Glannon, Civil Procedure "Examples & Explanations" 2d ed (1992)                                   

Kane, Civil Practice "In a Nutshell" 3rd edition (1990)                                                         

Kerley, Hames, Civil Litigation 4th edition (2005)                                                                 

Mauet, Maerowitz, Fundamental of Litigation for Paralegals 4th ed (2003)                    

McCord, The Litigation Paralegal 3rd edition (1998)                                                            

Parsons, Interviewing and Investigation 2d ed.(2004)                                                        

Pener, Discovery: Interviewing and Investigation 3rd ed (1998)                                      

Richardson, Regan, Civil Litigation for Paralegals (1992)                                                     

Richardson, Regan, Civil Litigation for Paralegals 2nd edition (1998)                                

 

Legal Writing

Bast & Hawkins, Foundations of Legal Research & Writing 3rd ed (2006)

Bouchoux, Cite-Checker (2001)

Charrow & Erhardt, Clear & Effective Legal Writing (1986)                                                 

Cummins, Basics of Legal Document Preparation (1997)                                                     

Dickerson, ALWD Citation Manual

Fawcett, Delesandri, Paralegal Litigation: Forms and Procedures 3rd ed. (2003)           

Hurd, Writing for Lawyers (1986)                    

Oates, Legal Writing Handbook(1993)            

Procopiow, The Elements of Legal Prose (1999)

Putnam, Legal Analysis and Writing 2d ed (2003)                                                                

Putnam, Pocket Guide to Legal Writing (2006)                                                                     

Smith & Johnson. Legal Document Production (1996)                                                          

Stoddard, Legal Assistant's Letter Book          

Wiley. Paralegal Book of Letters (1994)          

Wilson, Plain Language Pleadings (1996)        

Wydick. Plain English for Lawyers 2d ed (1985)                                                                    

Yellin, The Legal Research and Writing Handbook 2d ed (1999)                                        

A Uniform System of citation 15th edition (2 copies)    

 

Legal Ethics

Cannon, Ethics & Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants 4th ed (2004)*          

Cannon, Concise Guide to Paralegal Ethics (2002)*                                                              

Orlick, Ethics for the Legal Professional 5th ed (2003)*                                                      

Schneeman, Paralegal Ethics (2000)               

 

Tort Litigation

Abrahams, The Forms & Functions of Tort Law (1997)                                                       

Bevans, Tort Law for Paralegals (2003)        

Buckley & Okrent/2 copies, Torts and Personal Injury Law 2d edition (1997)                

Buckley & Okrent, Torts and Personal Injury Law 3rd edition (2004)                              

Edwards, Edwards, Tort Law for Legal Assistants 2d edition (1999)                                 

Emanuel Law Outlines , Torts 5th ed (1994)  

Kionka, Torts in a Nutshell 3rd ed (1999)       

Statsky, Torts: Personal Injury Litigation 4th edition (2001)                                             

Weaver, The Compact Guide to Tort Law      

Prosser, Torts 4th edition                                   

 

Trusts & Estates

Beyer, Wills, Trusts and Estates for Legal Assistants (2002)

Brown, Adminsitration of Wills, Trusts and Estates (1997)

Gau, A Practial Guide to Estate Planning & Administration (2005)

Gargon           , The Complete Guide to Estate Planning           

Gingrich / 2 copies, Wills, Estates & Trusts (1996)                                                                 

Helewitz, Basic Wills, Trusts & Estates for Paralegals 2nd edition (2002)                        

Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Fundamentals of Estate & Trust Administration (2001)     

 

Real Estate Law

Diamond, Real Estate Law (1998)                    

Helewitz, Basic Real Estate and Property Law for Paralegals (2003)                               

Hinkel, Practical Real Estate Law 3rd ed (2000)                                                                   

Hinkel, Practical Real Estate Law for Paralegals 3rd edition (1999)                                 

Slossberg, The Essentials of Real Estate Law (1999)                                                            

 

Criminal Practice and Procedure

Bevans, Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal (2003)

Dwyer, Actual Innocence: Five Days to Execution

Samaha, Criminal Law 7th edition (2002)       

Turow, Ultimate Punishment (2003)               

 

Family Law

Ehrlich, Family Law for Paralegals, (2002)

Ehrlich, Family Law for Paralegals (2005)

Gallo, Introduction to Family Law (2004)

Statsky, Family Law 4th ed (1996)

 

Administrative Law

Adams, Basic Administrative Law for Paralegals, 2d ed (2003)

Rogers, Healy, Krotoszynski, Administrative Law (2003)                                                    

Valente, Local Government Law                      

The ADA Handbook

                                                                                

Computers in the Law Office

Roper, Using Computers in the Law Office 3rd edition                                                         

Roper, Using Computers in the Law Office 4th edition (2004)                                            

 

Law Office Management

Everett, Fudamentals of Law Office Management (2000)

Long, Law Office Procedures for the Legal Professional (2005)       

Lynton,Lyndall, Masinter, Law Office Management for Paralegals 2nd edition (1996) 

 

Contracts/Business Law

Anderson, Business Law Principles & Cases 7th edition                                                        

Anderson, Business Law 11th edition               

Bartschi, Foundations of Business Organizations (2001)                                                     

Bevans, Business Law, A Hands on Approach  (2006)                                                          

Bouchoux, Business Organizations for Paralegals 3rd ed. (2004)*                                     

Cross, West’s Legal Environment of Business 5th ed (2004)                                                

Dolan, Uniform Commercial Code (1991)

Friedman, Contract Remedies in a Nutshell (1981)                                                               

Frey, Bitting & Frey, Introduction to the Law of Contracts 3rd ed. (2000)*                   

Goldman, Business Law: Principles and Practice (2001)

Hamilton, Law of Corporations in a Nutshell, 2d ed (1987)                                                  

Helewitz, Basic Contract Law for Paralegals 3rd ed.(2001)                                                

Helewitz, Basic Contract Law for Paralegals 4th ed.(2004)*                                              

Hill, Business Organizations Specialty Review Manual (2000)                                          

Howell, Allison, Business Law 4th edition (1989)

Jentz, Miller West’s Business Law, 6th ed (1996)                                                                    

Schaber, Contracts In a Nutshell (1975)          

Weaver, The Compact Guide to Contract Law (1990)                                                         

Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes (2002)                                                     

 

 

Employment Law

Kerley, Employment Law for the Paralegal (2002)

Deskbook Encyclopedia of Public Employment Law 11th ed (2001)

Regional Employment Law Institute 9th ed (2003)

 

Evidence Law

Marlowe & Cummins, Evidence for Paralegals 3rd ed (2004)

McCormick, Evidence 2nd edition (1972)

Ohlbaum, The Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence

Stopp, Evidence Law in the Trial Process (1999)

 

Legal Nurse Consulting/Healthcare Law

Bogart, ed., Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice (1998)

De Cruz, Comparative Healthcare Law (2001)

Harris, Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics, 2d ed (2003)                     

Hurt , Information Sources in Science & Technology 3rd edition                                                                                 (1998)

Hutchinson, The Internet Workbook for Health Professionals 2nd edition (1999)          

Weishapple, Legal Nurse Consulting(2001)    

 

Paralegal Profession and Paralegal Careers

Bogen, Paralegal Success (2000)                     

Bouchoux, The Practical Paralegal (2006)     

Estrin, Everything You Need to Know About Being a Legal Asst.                                      

Greene & Cannon, Paralegal Profitability (2003)                                                                  

Hughes, Surviving the Law Office What Every Paralegal Should Know (2005)

Post, Paralegal Internships (1999)                   

Schneeman, Paralegal Careers (2000)            

Triflinger, Life Outside the Law Firm               

Wagner, How to Land Your First Paralegal Job 2nd edition (1998)                                   

Martindale-Hubbell Corporate Law Directory (1998)

Legal Intelligencer Law Firm Directory 2004

Legal Intelligencer Law Firm Directory 2005

Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Directory 2002

 

Legal Dictionaries

Black’s Law Dictionary 8th ed (2004)

Burton, Legal Thesaurus (1980)

Garner, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage 2d ed (2000)

Melinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage (1992)

Oran, Dictionary of the Law 2nd edition (1991)                                                                     

Simon, American Standard Law Dictionary (1994)                                                              

Statsky, West's Legal Thesaurus/Dictionary(1985)                                                              

 

Legal PeriodicalsJournals

The Legal Intelligencer- daily legal newspaper

Legal Assistant Today

NALA, Facts and Findings

NFPA, The Paralegal Reporter

NALS, @Law

Philadelphia Association of Paralegals, The Forum

AALNC, The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting

LNC Resource

ABA Journal

The Pennsylvania Lawyer – Pennsylvania Bar Association journal

 

                                                                                

Miscellaneous

Koerselman, CLA Review Manual (1993)

NALA Manual for Legal Assistants 3rd ed (1999)