A Practical Guide for Legal Support Staff provides basic information about various aspects which legal secretaries, legal support staff, paralegals and candidate attorneys will encounter in carrying out their duties in a law firm or similar environment. While being an easy-to-read and user-friendly textbook, the emphasis is placed on acquiring the necessary practice management skills. It includes practical examples of the various forms required for different processes and documents.

• The legal profession
• The attorney’s office
• Communication
• Accounts
• The South African judiciary
• Civil court documents and procedures
• Debt collections
• Administration of estates
• Legal instruments
• Notarial documents
• Conveyancing
• Annexures: Practical examples of the various forms required for different processes

• Third and final year LLB students
• Candidate attorneys
• Schools of Legal Practice
• Universities
• Law societies
• Law firms
• Law libraries