James was founded in 1981 to provide more practical law
books than the treatises that then dominated the market.
Extensive practice
tools
Forms are an
essential part of that mission, so over the decades we have encouraged our
authors to load their books with time-saving motions and pleadings, client
letters, and step-by-step procedural
checklists. We have also sought heavy doses of pattern arguments,
model questions, pitfalls to avoid, and practice tips.
Low prices
In the ‘90’s, expanding conglomerate ownership triggered an increase in
profits-first business practices among the majors, which have continued to
this day in the form of aggressive annual price hikes. Single volumes
costing over $200 are now common throughout the industry.
We prefer efficiency over price increases, and that choice
has resulted in the vast majority of our single volumes remaining at $99 and
our two-volume sets at $129. We
hope to continue those price points for many more years.
Excellent customer
service
We like to reach a live and helpful voice when we have a
customer problem, and believe that should always be the case when you call
James during business hours.
As a result, (1) James has no phone maze to wade through,
(2) we are staffed so that you should rarely-to-never encounter any hold
time, and (3) our customer service people average over 8 years of experience
and are empowered to solve problems without restriction.
A second purpose
In 2003, we read about a caring gentleman named Aziz Aslami who returned to his homeland of Afghanistan
after the Taliban fell to found an elementary school for orphans.
We asked him if he could build a second one with our money.
That second school grew to 195 students, and its success encouraged
us to invest in other charitable projects.
In 2004, we formed a private foundation we call Kids Inc
and formally dedicated a portion of our revenues to helping needy youth.
Its projects are listed at
Our Foundation.
A third mission?
Our Kids Inc work has been rewarding and inspirational.
We now wonder whether all of our future business investments can
contain a strong do-good element.
We are off to a good start.
In 2006, we purchased a publisher of social service directories, and
in 2007 we acquired a supplier of positive images of ethnic and minority
people to textbook publishers.
Details may be found at
Our Other Companies.
We thank our customers for their decades of support as we
follow this evolving and enjoyable path of service to them and others.
Jim Pawell
Founder and President
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