Designed to present a basic understanding of legal concepts of the law for legal assistants in training. It is comprised of 17 chapters with 3 parts and includes case law excerpts to call attention to law office procedures. It includes a chapter on accounting and payroll that is unique to this type of book. Provides an analysis of the legal office environment. Emphasizes principles of the law. Provides simulated activities and cases on template disk. Includes a glossary of key legal terms. Presents illustrated legal documents by fields of the law.