and one client. One is a paralegal‚ one is an attorney‚ and then the client. The paralegal and the client are friends and the paralegal works for the attorney‚ who is currently facing felony charges. The paralegal should inform the client of such charges of the attorney because the client is asking of the attorney to do a similar job as to what he is being charged for. Such information would be considered public record‚ either the client look it up herself or the paralegal inform her before she looks
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February 25‚ 2014 Legal Writing Legal Brief Assignment No. 2 FACTS: Dan is a trained paralegal who works for Erie Bank in Lakewood‚ Ohio. One day‚ Mary walks into the bank to apply for a mortgage loan to purchase a new house. She and Dan have a long conversation about Mary taking out a mortgage. Mary is concerned that were she to default on her loan‚ her credit would be destroyed. In response‚ Dan tells her: Don’t worry about it. If you don’t pay your loan‚ the only remedy the bank has is
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Conduct‚ rule 4-8.4 “Misconduct.” 2. It would be in the attorney’s best interest to immediately seek the help of a Lawyer’s Assistance Program so he doesn’t land himself in more trouble. 2. What is the ethical obligation of the attorney’s paralegal if the paralegal knows of the attorney’s
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the lawyers rules of ethics to paralegals. Rules of ethics include. rules regulating how one becomes a lawyer. Rules regulating disciplining lawyers. Rules setting forth the minimum standards of permitted behavior. Potential disciplinary penalties. Rules of ethics are fairly concrete‚ written‚ statutory‚ rules‚ adopted by each state ( and federal jurisdictions)‚ expanded upon and explained by case law. most of the rules do apply to paralegals. Ex. lawyers and paralegals must keep client secrets confidential
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Unauthorized Practice of Law Facts: Mr. Stan Smith calls his friend‚ Polly Paralegal‚ and leaves a message asking‚ “Do the grounds for divorce in North Carolina include adultery?” Later that day‚ Mrs. Stan Smith calls Polly Paralegal and leaves a message asking‚ “Do I have grounds for divorce in North Carolina? I just found out that Stan committed adultery.” INTRO: QUESTION 1: If Polly Paralegal answers Mr. Smith’s question‚ will she have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law? Explain
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1066CE. These principles have travelled through history and still applicable to this day. The judge came in well informed and prepared on the case before entering the trail. He was introduced to the plaintiff‚ Vino Petal‚ who was represented by a paralegal whereas the defendant‚ Waseem who was self-represented. The plaintiff was trying to prove breach of contract and fraud. After which the judge declared the case as “a commercial deal gone sour’’. The judge became furious when he had learned that Waseem
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Attorney A. J. Mitchell BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based
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has a positive influence on civilian jobs. As a paralegal in the guard for my state‚ I have acquired the skills and a certain level of leadership that is sought after by many civilian employers. Some guard soldiers find their civilian and military jobs complement each other‚ while others seek to add diversity to their lives and skills by serving in the Army National Guard in a capacity quite different than their civilian occupation. As a paralegal and soldier in the guard‚ both are part of the dual
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Under the rule of the ABA Model Rule Unauthorized Practice of Law a website must list the state or states where the lawyer is licensed to practice. This must be listed on any websites and other forms of advertising for a lawyer. According to the ABA Model Rule Unauthorized Practice of Law‚ a lawyer cannot mislead or withhold their jurisdiction of legal practice to the public. Under Rule 5.5 a lawyer cannot misrepresent the jurisdiction in which they are licensed to practice and must make it publicly
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I found out more about a career that I had been interested in as a child‚ Paralegal. Growing up our next door neighbor and family friend‚ was a paralegal for one of the local law firms in town and when her children and I would play‚ it always came down to playing office and we were always lawyers or paralegals. I know it sounds silly‚ but looking back at it was one of the best times in my life. I had considered it before joining the military
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