Publisher's Synopsis
<p> Award-winning teacher and best-selling author <b>Stephen Yeazell </b>presents <b> Contemporary Civil Litigation</b>, the first coursebook to explore the forces that drive modern litigation. This concise (600-page) text focuses on emerging topics—such as how an evolving bar impacts litigation, new tools of litigation finance, innovative forms of settlement, and the changing politics of legal practice and judging. </p> <p> </p> <p> <b>Contemporary Civil Litigation offers cutting-edge teaching support and a host of features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>A fascinating examination of the complex problems of a “simple litigation,”</b> and the <b>strategic and tactical choices</b> inherent in “ordinary practice” </li> <li> Incisive units that focus on <b>the dynamics of civil litigation, contemporary practice, and life as a lawyer</b> </li> <li> <b>Timely and dynamic source material</b> drawn from trade press, litigation documents, recent statistical data and settlement agreements, and new forms of practice </li> <li> an illuminating discussion of <b>how litigation finance affects litigation outcomes,</b> offering real insight into the challenges for both for-profit and non-profit law practices </li> <li> <b>an integrated view of bar and judicial discipline</b> that helps students to understand the different constraints against which lawyers and judges operate </li> <li> <b>a complete set of MindManager™ maps</b> that perform double-duty as both teaching instruction and in-class presentation tools, with hyperlinks to available online materials that illustrate course concepts </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> A fresh take on civil litigation from an inspiring author, <b>Contemporary Civil Litigation</b> presents the opportunity to teach emerging topics in courses or seminars on civil litigation, professional responsibility, advanced civil procedure, and practice of law. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
