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Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice

2nd Edition
Alicia Alvarez | Paul R. Tremblay
ISBN: 9781642427950
Subject: Clinics and Externships
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 539
Copyright: 2022 | Status: In Stock
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This book has been revised substantially for 2021 and beyond. Each chapter in the book has been updated and this second edition includes a new chapter on employment issues. The book continues to be dedicated to the work of a full array of transactional clinics and serves as the basic introductory reading material for the seminar component of a law school transactional clinical course. The book includes chapters addressing:

  • Skill issues as they relate specifically to transactional practice, including interviewing, counseling, negotiation and drafting;
  • Ethical and professional role issues arising in that type of work;
  • Issues specific to remote and virtual interactions with clients and others;
  • Community group representation and economic development; and
  • Substantive law topics that students typically encounter in transactional clinics.

The book also has relevance to simulation-based courses focusing on transactional practice.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Coursebook
Publication Date: 01/24/2022
Related Subject(s): Business Planning, Legal Clinic, Pretrial

Alicia Alvarez, UIC School of Law

Paul R. Tremblay, Boston College Law School

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Selected highlights of the Second Edition:

  • Every chapter has been revised and updated.
  • The second edition includes a new chapter on employment issues.
  • The chapter on multicultural lawyering and cultural humility has been updated and has even greater relevance in 2021 and beyond.
  • The interviewing and counseling chapters address remote and virtual interactions with clients and others.
  • The chapter on nonprofit organizations addresses recent changes at the IRS on applying for and maintaining tax-exempt status.
  • The chapter on for-profit organizations addresses the effect of the 2017 Tax Act on small business entity choices.
  • The chapter on legal ethics includes several new issues of interest to transactional attorneys.
  • The chapter on intellectual property now covers trade secrets.

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