Introduction to Paralegal Studies and the Law or Making Meetings Work

Introduction to Paralegal Studies and the Law: A Practical Approach

Author: Linda L Edwards

Introduction to Paralegal Studies is designed for students enrolled in paralegal/legal assisting programs in two-year or four-year college programs. Corporate law departments, law firms, legal clinics, public defender and prosecutor offices can also use it as a training resource for paralegals and legal assistants.

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Making Meetings Work: Achieving High Quality Group Decisions

Author: John E Tropman

"Finally, there is a book on meetings that offers concrete tools and techniques to improve the quality of group decision making. In the many executive seminars in which John E. Tropman has presented his research and his recommended approach to meetings, I am consistently impressed with the group's reaction--that these suggestions can really be applied! Alumni have experienced success with Tropman's 'agenda bell' for scheduling the flow of the meeting; elimination of 'reports by function'; and use of 'fraction rules' to organize and prepare for the meeting and structure it. Whether an organization is implementing a Total Quality initiative or an individual is seeking to improve the quality of decision making in meetings, Tropman's Making Meetings Work is a valuable resource and a welcome addition to the literature on meetings. --Deborah G. Corsini, The Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University "A very detailed and in-depth discussion of what makes meetings work well and what usually makes meetings a waste of time. What is particularly helpful is that the author equally addresses pre and post meeting work, an area which managers may often neglect for the sake of time or expediency, particularly evaluation. What is most interesting though is that, while it does reflect upon what does not work in meetings the emphasis is upon using techniques that have been found to produce excellent meetings." --Maggie McCourt-Mooney in Journal of

Booknews

Offers strategies for planning and conducting meetings, focusing on what sets a "good" meeting apart from a "bad" one. Presents seven principles and 14 commandments for managing meetings, and details techniques for creating agendas, managing public meetings, dealing with conflicts and emotional issues, and assigning roles. Discusses implementing TQM meetings, and looks at the negative culture of meetings and how to change it. Includes a sample agenda, minutes, and report, and a sample evaluation form. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Paradigm Shift: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy	11
Pt. II	Managing for Meeting Success	21
Pt. III	Becoming a Meeting Master: Some Tips on Application	145
Pt. IV	Strategic Perspectives on Meetings	163
Pt. V	Leadership in Family Meeting and Civic/Community Meeting Decision Making	199
	App. A: Writing Samples	225
	App. B: Sample Evaluation Sheet	231
	References	233
	Bibliography	235
	Print References	239
	Index	241
	About the Author	247