Written with the AAfPE course outline in mind, this text provides an introduction to the legal system and legal practice from the paralegal profession, the American legal system, and legal research, to personal injury practice, family law, wills and probate, the law of business organizations and bankruptcy, alternative dispute resolution, and law and technology. Appendices include paralegal ethics, a mock trial, and a history of lawyers and the police as television heroes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.