TY - BOOK AU - Parsons,Stephen P. TI - Interviewing and investigating: essential skills for the paralegal SN - 9780735563858 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF311.Z9 P37 2007 U1 - 340.023/73 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Aspen Publishers KW - Interviewing in law practice KW - United States KW - Attorney and client KW - Legal assistants KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Investigations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to interviewing and investigating -- Ethical and professional responsibilities in interviewing and investigating -- The adversarial system and pre-filing investigation -- Formal discovery in civil litigation -- Formal discovery in criminal litigation -- Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 1 -- Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 2 -- Communication skills for the investigator -- Formulating a plan of investigation -- Preparing for a client interview -- Conducting a client interview -- Preparing for a witness interview -- Conducting a witness interview -- Identifying and locating fact witnesses -- Working with expert witnesses -- Public sources of information : federal -- Public sources of information : state and local -- Private sources of information UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002727.html ER -