Law - Civil Law

Everything you've been told about being a lawyer is wrong.Many young lawyers believe they have only two career paths: a high-paying BigLaw job or a public interest job with meaningful work and limited pay. Bill Reid chose a third path, which is hardly mentioned...

New edition for 2025: The leading set of practice questions for the challenging Louisiana notary exam--with detailed answers--all updated to the latest format and process. Questions and answers in four separate tests plus detailed explanations for each right and wrong answer, keyed to the...

Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual, in its much-anticipated fourth edition, is an indispensable guide for prisoners and prisoner advocates seeking to understand the rights guaranteed to prisoners by law and how to protect those rights. Clear, comprehensive, practical advice provides prisoners with everything they need...

How to prepare and present a winning civil court case Many disputes are too big for small claims court but too small to justify a lawyer's fee. Fortunately, if you're willing to learn the courtroom ropes, you can successfully handle your own case from...

Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth...

From Simon & Schuster, The Law and Your Legal Rights is the bilingual guide to everyday legal issues. Presenting vital information, clearly, and in nontechnical language, in Spanish and in English, this essential family reference is for anyone-citizen, new arrival, naturalized citizen, English- or...

No one wants to contemplate their own death, but for your own peace of mind, it makes sense to create a will even when you're in the healthy and thriving portion of your life.With a will, you can rest easy knowing that the people...