The Abridged Edition of Basic Bankruptcy Law for
Paralegals , this concise text focuses on consumer bankruptcy and
what your students need to know to become effective paralegals in
practice. A step-by-step overview of the bankruptcy code and rules,
David Buchbinder clearly describes the role of the paralegal at
every stage of a bankruptcy proceeding. A wealth of examples,
checklists, and summaries put bankruptcy law squarely within reach.

Thoroughly updated, the Second Edition offers new case
rulings interpreting bankruptcy law and reflects the most recent changes
in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

The Abridged
Edition of this proven-effective text features:

• 
  focused coverage of consumer bankruptcy issues, primarily from the
  debtor perspective
• an accessible and readable writing
  style designed to let students digest the basics of bankruptcy
  without having to learn an entirely new vocabulary
• 
  in-depth coverage of means testing in a dedicated chapter,
  including a tutorial
• a useful overview of the bankruptcy
  code and rules that sheds light on the role of the paralegal at
  every stage of a bankruptcy proceeding
• practical
  information about how and when to complete bankruptcy documents
  
• a rich variety of learning and memory aids, such as
  examples, checklists of procedures, summaries of the law, and discussion
  questions
• a Forms Manual on CD-ROM

Updated throughout, the Second Edition of Basic Bankruptcy Law for
Paralegals includes:

• recent case rulings
  interpreting bankruptcy law
• updates and changes to the
  Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure