Practical Skills Series

This collection of “how to” primers will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through areas of law with which you may not be familiar. They are written by some of the state’s leading practitioners and are designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

If you’re just starting out, or are transitioning into a new area of law, there’s no better place to start than NJICLE’s Practice Skills Series.

 

Administrative

Administrative Law Practice
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Member Price: $47
Non-Member Price: $59

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A discussion of the jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Law and its relationship to the various State agencies.

Topics include:
• overview of a contested case
• the contested case hearing
• what happens after the initial decision
• rulemaking
• sample forms
• New Jersey statutes
…and more

This edition of Administrative Law is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the administrative law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Banking

Collection Practice in New Jersey
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A step-by-step guide through the entire collection process. Includes a wide variety of sample forms and flow charts.

This edition of Collection Law in New Jersey is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the collection law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Practice
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Member Price: $63
Non-Member Price: $79

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A general overview of the Bankruptcy Code, including separate sections devoted to Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and Chapter 11 proceedings and helpful hints and practice tips relevant to all types of cases.

Features sample forms, local rules, and local standard forms and orders.

This edition of Bankruptcy Practice is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the bankruptcy law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Civil

Civil Trial Preparation
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Member Price: $63
Non-Member Price: $79

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A review of New Jersey Civil Procedure, including:
• structure of the courts
• initial client contact
• pleadings
• discovery
• motions
• other pretrial proceedings
• orders to show cause
• settlements
• pre-trial appeals
• automobile personal injury litigation
…and more

Features a sample case and a wide selection of forms.

This edition of Civil Trial Preparation is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the civil law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Criminal Law

Criminal Trial Preparation
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Topics include:
• the government’s investigation
• defense counsel and the commencement of adversary judicial proceedings
• pretrial procedures
• the trial
• sentencing, appeals and expungement
…and more

Features a wide selection of sample forms.

This edition of Criminal Law Preparation is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the criminal law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Estate Law

Basic Estate Administration
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Member Price: $55
Non-Member Price: $69

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A review of probate procedures plus more than one hundred sample forms, including state and federal tax forms.

This edition of Basic Estate Administration is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the estate administration law process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.


Basic Estate Planning
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Topics include:
• information gathering
• estate planning considerations
• drafting the will
• executing of the will

Features many sample forms.

This edition of Basic Estate Planning is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the estate planning process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Ethics

Legal Ethics Skills (3 Volume Set)
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Member Price: $119
Non-Member Price: $149

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A three-volume set.

Volume 1 contains Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics Opinions 1 through 538.

Volume 2 contains Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics Opinions 539-695; Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinions 1 through 41; Committee on Attorney Advertising Opinions 1 through 30; Subject Matter Index to Opinions.

Volume 3 contains Manual on Legal Ethics.

This edition of the Legal Ethics Skills Set is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the legal ethics rules which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you through the professional rules of conduct.


Manual on Legal Ethics
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Non-Member Price: $79

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This edition of the Manual on Legal Ethics is the “how to” primer that will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the legal ethics rules which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you through the professional rules of conduct.

 

Family

The Basic Guide to NJ Divorce
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Member Price: $71
Non-Member Price: $89

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A basic guide to New Jersey divorce with forms and court rules.

Topics include:
• initial client interview;
• substantive and procedural rules
• jurisdiction and venue
• pleadings and forms
• pendente lite applications with forms
• discovery
• domestic violence
• tax and accounting aspects of family law: updated for the tax cuts and jobs act
• early settlement program and economic mediation
• preparation and trial
• the uncontested divorce
• non-dissolution cases
• post-judgment relief
…and more

Features a wide selection of indexed sample forms and a table of cases.

The Family Law – The Basic Guide to New Jersey Divorce (Practical Skills Series) is the “how to” primer that will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the family law and divorce process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

For All Attorneys

General Practitioners Electronic Legal Library
 

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Member Price: $199
Non-Member Price: $199

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In today’s market, it’s important to have information for every area of practice at your finger tips. NJICLE’s entirely new General Practitioner’s Electronic Legal Library is the easiest way to gain access to what you need – when you need it!

This CD of our Practical Skills Series contain the “how to” primers that will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the processes which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in these area of law. This CD iis designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

NJICLE Practical Skills Series Handbooks in PDF format included on this CD:
• Administrative Law (2011)
• Bankruptcy Practice (2012)
• Basic Estate Administration (2011)
• Basic Estate Planning (2019)
• Civil Trial Preparation (2017)
• Collection Practice (2014)
• Criminal Trial Preparation (2013)
• Family Law (2020)
• Landlord/Tenant Practice (2019)
• Legal Ethics Skills – 3 Volume Set (2014)
• Municipal Court Practice (2014)
• New Jersey Law Office Management (2010)
• Organization and Sale of Small Business (2019)
• Real Estate Closing Procedures (2014)
• Trust and Business Accounting for Attorneys (2008)
• Workers’ Compensation (2011)


New Jersey Law Office Management
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Member Price: $32
Non-Member Price: $40

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Topics Include:
– Ethical, Professional and Practical Considerations
– Primer on Big Law Firm Structure, Management and Economics
– Understanding the Business Side of a Law Firm
– Fundamental Economics of a Contingency Fee Practice
…and more

This edition of New Jersey Law Office Management iis the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the law office management process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.


Organization & Sale of Small Businesses
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Member Price: $55
Non-Member Price: $69

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Everything you need to know about creating and selling small businesses, including:
• selection of a business entity
• partnerships
• limited liability companies
• corporations
• dissolution of a business entity
• sale of a business
…and more.

Features 43 sample forms.

This edition of Organization and Sale of Small Businesses is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the organization and sale process of small businesses, which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.


The Practical Skills Series – Complete Library in a Box

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Member Price: $399
Non-Member Price: $399

Item Details:
Includes the following handbooks:
– Administrative Law Practice
– Bankruptcy Practice
– Basic Estate Administratio
– Basic Estate Planning
– Civil Trial Preparation
– Collection Practice in New Jersey
– Criminal Trial Preparation
– Landlord-Tenant Basic Skills
– Municipal Court Practice
– New Jersey Law Office Management
– Organization & Sale of Small Businesses
– Real Estate Closing Procedures
– Workers’ Compensation Practice

This collection of “how to” primers will help you handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through areas of law with which you may not be familiar. They are written by some of the state’s leading practitioners and are designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

Purchase all 16 titles today!


Trust & Business Accounting for Attorneys
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Member Price: $47
Non-Member Price: $59

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Topics include:
• creating and accounting for clients’ trust accounts
• creating and accounting for attorney business accounts
• ancillary record keeping and financial considerations
• avoiding theft of funds

This edition of Trust & Business Accounting for Attorneys is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the trust and business accounting process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Municipal Court Practice

Municipal Court Practice
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Member Price: $47
Non-Member Price: $59

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Covers both criminal and quasicriminal matters and includes discussion of:
• jurisdiction
• preparing for and conducting the trial
• sentencing
• appeal
• postsentencing
• traffic violations
• victim witness rights
…and more

Features applicable New Jersey Rules of Court, Breathalyzer code and handbook, and Table of Cases.

This edition of Municipal Court Practice is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the municipal court process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Real Estate

Landlord-Tenant Basic Skills
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Non-Member Price: $59

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Introducing the all-new 2019 Edition of NJICLE’s popular introduction to Landlord-Tenant Law – Landlord/Tenant Basic Skills.

This practice-oriented manual will provide you with the basic strategies and forms you need to handle most simple landlord/tenant matters, including transactions related to, prior to, and after moving in; rent control; the Tenant Property Tax Rebate Act; tenant associations; and more. Carefully honed over the years to provided everything you need to get going quickly and confidently, the book will provide you with they key strategies you need to get started quickly. We’ve also includes 45 newly updated forms, so you’ll have everything you need at your fingertips when you need it. If you’re looking for New Jersey’s most comprehensive basic Landlord/Tenant Law, look no farther – order your copy today.

Chapters include:
1. The Residential Lease Agreement by Tracey Goldstein
2. Removing a Residential Tenant by Tracey Goldstein
3. The Trial of a Tenancy Case from the Defendant’s Perspective by Gregory G. Diebold
4. Post-Trial Considerations and Proceedings by Lloyd Garner
5. The Security Deposit Act by Brian R. Lehrer
6. Negotiating the Commercial Lease by Gordon J. Golum
7. Eviction of Commercial Tenants by Gary Wolinetz and Luke Kealy 8. An Overview of Rent Control by Roberta L. Tarkan

This edition of Landlord-Tenant Basic Skills is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the landlord-tenant process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.


Real Estate Closing Procedures
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Member Price: $79
Non-Member Price: $99

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A review of the entire residential real estate transaction, from contract to postclosing, from the perspectives of the attorney and all other parties involved. Includes more than forty exhibits and forms.

A perfect handbook for attorneys, paralegals and real estate secretaries.

This edition of Real Estate Closing Procedures is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the real estate closing process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ Compensation Practice
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Member Price: $47
Non-Member Price: $59

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Topics include:
• Coverage
• Medical and Hospital Service and Treatment
• Permanent Partial Disability
• Permanent Total Disability
• Section 20 (Lump Sum) Settlements
• Second Injury Fund
• Offsets to Workers’ Compensation Claims
• Compensation for Death
• Overcoming The Exclusivity Rule When An Employer May Also Face Civil Liability
• Procedures
…and more

Features a wide selection of forms, fact patterns, Rules of the Division of Workers’ Compensation; New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Companies Disability Schedules; important addresses and telephone numbers; and more.

This edition of Workers’ Compensation Practice is the “how to” primer will help to handle everyday problems, point you in the right direction, and guide you through the workers’ compensation process which you may not be familiar with or just need a refresher in this area of law. This publication is designed to take you “step-by-step” through the matters you need to handle for your clients.

 

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