This versatile paperback is the only complete and up-to-date introduction to Administrative Law written exclusively for paralegal students. Adams provides sufficient depth for a thorough, professional understanding of Administrative Law -- together with examples, exercises, and other pedagogical features geared to the needs of the career paralegal. This edition introduces a highly flexible structure, updated content, and a wide variety of new exercises.
The only current administrative aaw text focusing on the paralegal's career needs:
 Thorough topic coverage, beginning with an explanation of how administrative agencies are created and structured -- then processing through such essential topics as agency discretion, rules and regulations, client's rights, investigations, informal and formal proceedings, and judicial review;
Extensive pedagogy for the paralegal student, including chapter summaries, key terms, and review questions; charts and figues illustrating key topics; examples of administrative legal work; advanced study topics following each chapter; and an extensive selection of exercises;
A focus on paralegal skills and careers, covering professional skills, such as researching and case preparation in each chapter -- along with final chapter on career opportunities for paralegals in both the private adn public sector agencies;
A more flexible organization, allowing easy adaptation to either one-hour sessions or longer, in-depth courses--plus, more advanced study topics at the end of each chapter for optional assignments;
A variety of ingenious new exercises for both classroom and homework assignments, including crosswords; fill-ins, diagram problems; and three types of research exercises requiring use of the text, the library, and the web;
New website listings in each chapter, allowing students to instantly access laws and regulations, click into research sources, and explore administrative agencies in action. |
