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Legal Secretary's Complete Handbook, Fourth Edition

Legal Secretary's Complete Handbook, Fourth EditionAuthor: Mary A. DeVries
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4th
Pages: 606
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.4 x 1.9

ISBN: 0135298768
Dewey Decimal Number: 651.934
EAN: 9780135298763
ASIN: 0135298768

Publication Date: July 6, 1992
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Product Description
Now in its fourth edition, this popular desktop tool is packed with law-office practices and procedures for beginning and veteran legal secretaries and paralegals. Organised for quick access to work-day solutions, the guide is divided into five parts - general duties in the law office; preparing legal instruments and documents; preparing court papers; assisting in specialised practice; legal facts and secretarial aids.


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5 out of 5 stars Must-have desk reference for legal secretaries.   June 12, 1998
carolw@oqlaw.com (Houston, Texas)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

This handbook is outstanding, and we use it as a reference for our specialty certification examinations. It should be in every legal secretary's library. Carol Ann Wilson, Founder, Legal Secretaries International Inc.


5 out of 5 stars What a Great Helpful Book   August 27, 2005
Lisa G (Long Island, New York)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This book is so wonderful and helpful. I just started working in a law firm doing litigation and I knew nothing. This was a total foreign language to me. The book is laid out so easy to read and is so interesting it keeps your attention. I highly recommend this book to everybody. Even just to keep as a reference book. It is very helpful. I hope one day they make a Strictly New York book.


5 out of 5 stars reply to: Not completely satisfied but a good reference   August 24, 2004
Jessica E. Keil
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

... the reason it wouldn't show specific court documents is because each state has VERY different rules for how documents must be presented. Your local legal secretaries association should have a more explicit reference guide showing exactly how pleadings, etc. should look for your state. I think you're missing the point of the book if you're expecting that kind of information.


5 out of 5 stars Okay Book!!   October 24, 2008
Melissa S. Watson (La Grange, TX)
I just got a job as a legal assistant, with no experiance or background. This book was a little outdated, but has helped me alot with the basics!


4 out of 5 stars Very Good Beginner or Refresher Source   January 18, 2004
Reyna del Amador (United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This comprehensive guide to the legal office offers much to those who are just starting their careers as legal secretaries or for those who have been away from the field for a few years and need a refresher. In addition, secretaries in general law offices may find the specialty sections helpful when preparing documents for unusual situations. The information is more current than not and is clearly presented, including short glossaries of Latin and English legal terms. However, Ms. DeVries omitted criminal law practice from her areas of specialty section and neglected to discuss the various legal-specific software programs available.

Recommended as a general source.

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