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Highly recommended for lawyers and paralegals everywhere
Now in a thoroughly updated second edition, The Lawyer's Guide To Marketing on the Internet is a practical introduction to getting the most out of the Internet, and collaboratively written by Gregory H. Siskind, Deborah McMurray, Richard P. Klau for professional attorneys. Individual chapters address designing a professional web site, ethical issues online, developing an internet marketing plan, optimum use of e-mail, and a great deal more. Highly recommended for lawyers and paralegals everywhere, The Lawyer's Guide To Marketing On The Internet is an indispensable guide for making the most out of internet opportunities as affecting the development of a successful legal practice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Internet marketing    2. Law    3. Law Office Education    4. Law firms    5. Lawyers    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Marketing    8. Practice Of Law    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Law / Reference    12. Legal profession    13. Sales & marketing   

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One of the best resource books available
This is a "must" for every law office employee, including the lawyers!I would recommend buying this book for paralegal and secretarial departments as a skills booster. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business Communication - General    3. Business/Economics    4. Forms (Law)    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal Writing    8. Legal assistants    9. Legal correspondence    10. Secretarial Aids & Training    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / Secretarial Aids & Training    13. Legal profession    14. Writing & editing guides    15. Writing skills   

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An excellent advanced course in legal English
This is one of the finest ESP books I have used.The book provides not only a basic introduction to the American legal system but also a large number of advanced language exercises based on real cases and legal texts.The exercises are intellectually engaging and the presentation of language problems is thorough and honorable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. English language    3. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    4. Language    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Law    7. Legal composition    8. Linguistics    9. Reference    10. Textbooks for foreign speakers    11. United States    12. American English    13. Dialectology    14. ELT: English for academic purposes    15. Law / General    16. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    17. Legal profession   

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An extraordinary insight into law firm marketing process
In a realm of law firm marketing literature that so often fails to understand the unique qualities of the legal profession and how lawyers relate to their markets, this book goes more deeply and intelligently into the mindset of corporations and how they purchase legal services. Where most marketing books go into the mechanics of the marketing process and miss the point about the subtleties of the process, Smith goes to the core of the process with a kind of sophistication rarely seen in law firm marketing literature. This book is essential to every law firm that wants to understand its markets and how people buy their services. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Corporate legal departments    4. Law    5. Law Office Education    6. Law firms    7. Legal services    8. Small Business - Legal Guides    9. United States    10. Business & Management    11. Law / Business    12. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    13. Legal profession   

Subjects:  1. General Practice    2. Law    3. Law offices    4. Legal Profession    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Legal ethics    7. Records and correspondence    8. Records retention    9. United States   

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Terrific Book on Oral Advocacy
In order to prepare for oral argument in an important federal appeal, I ordered numerous books on oral advocacy.This book may be "little," but it was actually the best of the five books that I read. (Second best was "Winning on Appeal" by Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert).It was somewhat surprising that this book was best, because it was the smallest of the lot and, to some degree, is geared toward law students participating in moot court competitions, rather than to practicing lawyers.But this book had the most practical suggestions and I skipped over the parts applicable to moot court competitions (coordinating argument with a partner, etc.) I also liked the fact that this book had practical suggestions about dealing with "stage fright."Some of the other books I read suggested that if you don't feel totally comfortable with public speaking, perhaps you should find someone else to argue your appeal (gee, thanks).This is the book that I read over again the night before oral argument, and its upbeat tone and concrete suggestions really calmed my nerves. I highly recommend this book to any lawyer preparing for oral argument or for any law student participating in moot court. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Depositions    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Oral pleading    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Practice Of Law    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Christianity    2. Christianity - History - General    3. Domestic Relations - General    4. Domestic relations (Canon law)    5. Family Law - General    6. History    7. Law    8. Legal History    9. Legal Profession    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Marriage    12. Marriage (Canon law)    13. Reference    14. Religious aspects    15. To 1500    16. Reference works   

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Poulist Democratic Republicanism vs the Judiciary
This book is a must for lovers of liberty and democratic republicanism. The authors truly show how we are ruled by the Federal Judiciary, what Thomas Jefferson would have called a judicial "oligarchy" unelected and unresponsive to the people. They decry the life time appointments for federal judges and show how state initiatives and referenda voted and approved by the people are routinely undone by judicial despots. A must read.

a must read if you are interested in politics
Based on the ideas primarily of Jefferson and his trust in the general populace/represenative government this book treats the development of Supreme Courts powers particularly in the latter half of the 20th century.It ultimatley challenges the notion that the Judiciary should pursue an activist role in the American political arena. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. History & Theory - General    3. Politics / Current Events    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Civil law (general works)    6. Law / General    7. Legal profession    8. USA   

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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Great Britain    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Law    7. Legal secretaries    8. Paralegals & Paralegalism    9. Secretarial Aids & Training    10. Skills    11. Law / Paralegals & Paralegalism    12. Law | Legal Writing, Skills & Methods    13. Legal profession    14. Secretarial & office skills   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Attorney and client    3. Custody of children    4. Family Law - Children    5. Jurisprudence    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal ethics    10. United States    11. Family law    12. Law / Jurisprudence    13. Legal profession   

Subjects:  1. Professional - General    2. Study Guides    3. Legal profession    4. Study Aids / LSAT (Law School Admission Test)   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Practice Of Law    4. Psychology    5. Trial practice    6. United States    7. Courts & procedure   

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Book Review
Numerous books have been written about Questioned Documents by various experts. The purpose of these books has been to teach the profession to practicing examiners and apprentices.The book by Levinson, however, is different. It is designed for lawyers, for whom it can be a very important reference aid in handling documents examination and testimony.Even document examiners will benefit from the clear, comprehensive and systematic description of the Questioned Documents field.Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Evidence    4. Forensic Science    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Practice Of Law    8. Reference    9. Criminal law    10. Social Science / Criminology   

Editorial Review

Baseball's first commissioner cast such a long and powerful shadow over the game, it's often hard to untangle his contribution from his personality, and his life from his lasting myth. The truth that emerges from this exhaustive and engaging biography of Judge Landis has no problem matching the outsized legend stride for stride. Landis moved into the public spotlight to clean up the national pastime after the disgrace of the 1919 World Series, but there was much more to this complex man and his complex career. Read more

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readers will cringe
Pietrusza's portrait of the Squire is not without its flaws. Typos are too frequent. Some words, like soon and merely, are used repetitiously; Hampton L. Carson is represented as "Hampton L. Carlson." Pietrusza also commits redundancies and is too enamored of stilted adverbial phrases. In addition, some readers will cringe at Pietrusza's space allocation: large sections are given over to explanations and clarifications of cases and issues where Landis's name fails to be mentioned, and substantial sections also deal with characters only peripherally associated with Landis.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis: Judge and Jury
I rated this book a 5 because it captured the flavor of the Anabaptist spirit.His Mennonite heritage was outlined in the first part of the book.His character certainly was played out, as he mentioned the Landis Familyis in the book of "Martyrs Mirror".This man definitely knew nocompromise.It was evident that he was willing to help theunderpriviledged.For anyone who knows Mennonite Philosophy he fits theticket.I am not a baseball fan, but I did enjoy reading and seeing hischaracter played out.Definitely worth reading.

A Thorough Biography
Someone once described Branch Rickey as a man of many facets, and they are all turned on.Much the same could describe baseball's first commissioner. Landis, being a baseball fan, appeared to make decisions which wouldbenefit the game.An example would be delaying the Federal League courtdecision which could have changed the game radically.Rather than make adecision he didn't want to make, he delayed untila settlement could bemade with the major leagues.He banned Shufflin' Phil Douglas when Douglassaid he would go fishing rather than pitch a game for the Giants he wouldprobably win.This was to get back at his manager, John McGraw, who gavehim a vicious tongue lashing and had him given a so-called harsh drying outfrom alcohol abuse without his wife's knowledge as to his whereabouts. When asked by Landis his side of the story, Douglas didn't defend himselfagainst McGraw's actions and just hung his head.Gambling wasn't abanishable offense prior to the Cobb/Speaker incident in 1927, and Landisseemed to let these two superstars off easy, whereas he was especially hardon Rogers Hornsby.The Rajah, who enjoyed attending the racetrack, stoodup to Landis and said his wagering money at the racetrack was no differentthan Landis losing money in the stockmarket.An unfortunate character inthe story is Jimmy O'Connell of the Giants.O'Connell, naively approachedHeinie Sand of the Phillies about making it worth his while to lose a gameagainst the Giants during the last week of the season.Sand, knowing whathappened to Buck Weaver of the White Sox, reported the incident, and thisled to O'Connell's banishment from the game.The sad part of this story isthat O'Connell's teammates, Frank Frisch and Ross Youngs played a prank onO'Connell and Jimmy took it seriously.Frisch and Youngs, both Hall ofFamers, were never punished.Landis's treatment of the eight Black Soxplayers would never be upheld today.His beginning statement,"Regardless of the verdict of juries..." tells it all.Landiswould do what he wanted.He would never get away with that with either theACLU or the players' union if they had one at that time.The authorappears to defend Landis for his lack of action towards allowing blacks toplay in the major leagues.Landis said he feared riots in ball parks ifblacks were admitted.Maybe it was true that the time was not right, buthe hid behind the tired response stating there was no rule prohibitingblacks from playing in the major leagues.Maybe not, but there was a"gentleman's agreement" that none would be signed.Somegentlemen!Landis was hired by the owners, but he didn't appear to respectthem.He claimed to be a player's commissioner, and one way he showed thatwas in releasing players from the minor leagues that he felt covered uppreventing their advancement.You really never knew what Landis' reactionwould be to something.He could be very unpredictable with what he woulddo regarding an issue, and he seemed to play favorites regarding players. He didn't care for Branch Rickey, who he may have felt was hypocritical byplaying the part of a preacher while doing things that Landis felt wereself-serving.The Judge had his fights with J. G. Taylor Spink, thepublisher of The Sporting News because a Saturday Evening Post articlereferred to Spink as Mr. Baseball and the conscience of baseball.Thereare some strong willed personalities in this book and the author does anexcellent job of bringing this part of baseball and American history tolife. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1866-1944    2. Baseball    3. Baseball - General    4. Baseball commissioners    5. Biography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. General    8. Judges    9. Landis, Kenesaw Mountain,    10. Law    11. Lawyers & Judges    12. Legal Profession    13. Practice Of Law    14. Sports - Baseball    15. United States    16. Landis, Kenesaw Mountain    17. Sports & Outdoor Recreation    18. Sports & Recreation / General   

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The Paralegal's Desk Reference
This reference guide is very helpful to a new Paralegal.It outlines, howto gather information, interviewing techniques, working with otherprofessionals, working a case, finding witnesses, defendants, and how thejob will expand for today's work environment.At the end of this book,there is a guide to paralegal training courses put together by the AmericanBar Association.All in all, a great reference tool. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Law    4. Legal Profession    5. Legal assistants    6. Paralegal Services    7. Reference    8. Secretarial Aids & Training    9. United States    10. Legal skills & practice