Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal - 9th Edition - Stephen P. Parsons

Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal 9th Edition Stephen P. Parsons ISBN 9798889068686

Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal, Ninth Edition provides paralegal students with a comprehensive, practical guide to developing core skills in interviewing and investigation. Expert author Stephen Parsons situates these skills within the real-world contexts where modern lawyers rely on skilled paralegal assistance, including civil disputes, criminal prosecutions, and commercial transactions. Students learn how to identify and locate witnesses, gather essential information from public and private sources, and conduct effective interviews of clients and witnesses—both in-office and in the field. The text integrates clear explanations, illustrative examples, and realistic case studies with role-playing exercises to reinforce learning.

What’s New in the Ninth Edition:

• Freshened examples, hypotheticals, and Learn by Doing exercises

• Updated references to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Federal Rules of Evidence

• Revised forms and references to numerous online resources

• Expanded discussion of attorney responsibility and potential liability for paralegal conduct, including ABA Formal Opinion 506 on paralegal intake work (Chapters 1 & 2)

• Additional coverage of non-lawyer legal licensing initiatives (Chapter 2)

• Updated analysis of personal jurisdiction in civil litigation (Chapter 3)

• New exploration of implicit bias in communication and interviewing

• Continued focus on developments in communication technology

• Expanded discussion of social media’s impact on witness identification, interviewing, and e-discovery in civil and criminal cases

• Introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and facial recognition technologies and their implications for paralegal work

Professors and Students Will Benefit From:

• Dynamic pedagogy with hypotheticals, Learn by Doing exercises, chapter summaries, and review questions in every chapter

• Examples drawn from civil, criminal, litigation, and non-litigation scenarios

• Integrated emphasis on ethical and professional standards, including a dedicated chapter on ethics

• Four realistic case studies for hands-on exercises: homicide, personal injury, domestic relations, and a commercial real estate development project

• Keep in Mind features that highlight and recap key concepts for easy review

Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Paralegal 9th Edition Stephen P. Parsons ISBN 9798889068686, 979-8889068686 & 9798889068693

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Stephen P. Parsons