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This part of our site highlights products and services that we think are of use and interest to paralegals - please let us know of any others we should be highlighting:

Paralegal IT™

  • Secure, online daily back-up of your computer from £7.50 per month offered by Databarracks

Online Information

  • Criminal law related online information services offered by the Police National Legal Database
  • HR, employment law and health, safety and environmental legislation information services offered by Croner

Paralegal Text Books and Publications

  • Paralegal products offered by Lawpack
  • Law books via Amazon

Other Goods and Services of Interest

  • Personal financial news and guidance from Sacre Associates

Legal Notice

On this page we are merely bringing a variety of goods/services to your attention.  We are not making any promises or warranties about the suitablity of what is highlighted, nor about the suppliers or their goods/services.   Nor are we acting as their agent.  Please make all necessary enquiries yourself before purchasing.

 

 

 

 

The Best Series of Practical Books, Kits, Form Packs

and Software Available to Paralegals Today:

 

The Institute is delighted to be partnering Lawpack - perhaps the leading publisher of practical, affordable and above all easy-to-use legal books, kits, form packs and software.

 

Many Lawpack products are appropriate for paralegals who:

 

•  Are new to a practice area, and so want a step-by-step introduction

   to it

•  Are experienced in a particular practice area but need updating

•  Require copies of forms, templates, checklists, etc.

 

Examples of Lawpack products relevant to paralegals include:

Debt Collection Made Easy
Employment Contract Form Pack
Employment Contracts Kit
Employment Law Made Easy
Employment Law Software
Health & Safety at Work Essentials
Limited Company Formation Made Easy
Limited Company Kit
Negotiating Tactics Made Easy
Personal Injury & Money Claims
Presentations Made Easy
Company Minutes & Resolutions

                    Stock Transfer Form Pack

 

For details of these items and the other Lawpack products and services (including their new Lawpack Legal Helplines, where you can reach a solicitor by phone 8am - 10pm seven days a week) please click here

 

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The Police National Legal Database – PNLD – is Britain's leading online legal information resource for anyone needing information relating to the criminal law and the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

PNLD provides the answers – with a unique computerised database of up-to-date legal information, case law and standard offence wordings plus a wide range of features that no other legal database offers, such as helpful notes and interpretation, regular news items directing you to important additions to the database and case law summaries that retain the relevant legal principles.

The database also assists with information on:

  • Time limits on prosecutions
  • Mode of trial
  • Appropriate warnings and other considerations Penalties
  • All prosecution and statistics codes
  • CPS charging standards
  • Pre-trial issues advice

 

Special discount for IoP members: on the site when registering there is a £50 option normally only available to students and police officers.  This option is now extended to IoP members - provided they are:

(a) Paying for it themselves and not on behalf of a solicitor's firm

(b) Using it for themselves (and subject to the terms and conditions on the PNLD site)

For more information please visit www.pnld.co.uk

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It's important to have the right information, but it's also important that the information is applied practically.

CRONER- i takes great efforts to give you the information you need in a way that helps you to do your job. Croner offers:

  • Quick Facts - key information at a glance In-depth information, including every stage of the employment and/or Health & Safety process
  • Step-by-Step Guides - to the process you need to follow on key areas
  • Model Policies - over 120 ready-to-use model policies
  • Employee Fact sheets - handouts for employees on key issues
  • Sample Forms, Records and Letters - over 100 forms to adapt for use in your organisation
  • Key Legislation and Case Law - full list of relevant legislation and detailed case law reports Hot Topics - practical features on topical and important issues
  • Legislation Tracker - full access to current consultation documents and forthcoming legislation
  • e-newsletters – the latest industry news and changes in legislation delivered straight into your in box
  • Helpline Service – expert telephone advice to provide you with answers to your specific questions

Croner specialise in telling you what you need to do operate within the law. The topics they cover are:

HR & Employment Law

  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Contracts of Employment
  • Pay and Benefits
  • Maternity and Parental Leave
  • Discipline and Grievance
  • Absence and Leave
  • Data Protection Discrimination and Diversity
  • Industrial and Employee Relations
  • Termination of Employment
  • Training and Development
  • HR Strategy

Health & Safety Legislation

  • Accidents and Incidents
  • Buildings and Workplace Environment
  • Chemical Hazards
  • Fire
  • Machinery and Work Equipment
  • Management and Legal Responsibilities
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Work Activities
  • Workforce
  • Visitors and Contractors
  • Workplace Hazards

For further details, pricing and a 15% discount please contact Marc Greggains on 07970 149821 or marc.greggains@croner.co.uk quoting reference PARLEG05

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What would Happen if Your Computer were Damaged, Stolen or Crippled by a Virus?

 

Avoid the resulting chaos, pain, negligence claims and business meltdown by doing daily, online, automatic back-ups from only £7.50 per month  

•  Back up your data daily from £7.50

   per month

•  Online, automatic, secure &

   reliable

•  Data stored in a former NATO 

    nuclear bunker

•  Get one month's free trial

Databarracks are the leading provider of secure online backup services. They provide back-up services to all Microsoft Windows users, from home users and small businesses through to large companies and government organisations.

The backing up is automatic, and quick, and it is secure because it is encrypted. The data is stored in one of the most secure data centres in Europe - a former NATO nuclear bunker.

If you lose your data (documents, photos, music, videos, etc) lost files can be restored directly online via a quick and user-friendly programme. Databarracks also offers all its customers 24-7-365 technical support free of charge.

The service starts at just £7.50 per month for up to .5GB worth of data, and you only pay for the amount of data stored.

Databarracks are so sure of their service, that they offer a £1million data restoration guarantee.

Download your free 1 month trial now

www.databarracks.com/soft/DBVault-6GB.exe

 

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Sacre Associates


Independent Financial Advisers

 

Sacre are well-respected independent financial advisors who have expressed a real commitment to identifying and offering to paralegals relevant and appropriate financial products, services and information.

Some of the services Sacre offers:

  • The opportunity to register all your existing PEP's and ISA's so that all your investments can be monitored in one place
  • Information on the best rates for savings, loans and credit cards
  • Access to online information on funds and other investments
  • A free, regular glossy newsletter 'Talking Money' giving information on a wide range of financial and tax matters
  • Independent advice on pensions investments
  • A dedicated mortgage department which has extensive research facilities to identify the best mortgage deals available

For more information please visit www.sacreassociates.com, or email Steve Bowles at sbowles@sacreassociates.com, or telephone him on

01245 267770

Sacre Associates is authorised and regulated by the FSA

 

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Data back-up
Police National Legal Database
Croner business information
Lawpack paralegal products
Legal text books
Sacre financial information