Practice Tips offer dos and don’ts in the practice of law as well as provide helpful hints and reminders for the paralegals.

You Be the Judge illustrates legal writing issues that have been addressed by the courts. Students will think critically on the subjects of the chapter and make legal decisions about the hypothetical scenarios presented.

Ethics Alert raises legitimate ethical questions and situations attorneys and paralegals often face. Ethical issues are highlighted; students should pay close attention to this section as the constraints imposed on their practice are constantly discussed.

E-Factor introduces paralegals to the new challenges they will face with e-filings, cellular telephones, and the Internet to name a few. Each chapter relates a technology to the paralegal’s areas of practice.

Updated EOC activities include new term mazes to reinforce the new vocabulary learned in the chapter.

Portfolio Assignments are designed to use the skills mastered in the chapter and convert them into a practical legal document that can be used as samples of work during interviews.

My Portfolio Library is an appendix with practical examples of the types of documents paralegals will draft and are a guide for future assignments as they begin their assignment found on the OLC.

Chapter Summary provides a quick review of the key concepts presented in the chapter.

Key Terms used throughout the chapters are defined in the margin and provided as a list at the end of each chapter. A common set of definitions is used consistently across the McGraw-Hill paralegal titles.

Word Searches at the end of each chapter utilize the key terms and definitions to help students become more familiar using their legal vocabulary.

Case Fact Pattern illustrates the application of legal writing concepts to the practice of law using a hypothetical case.