Overview

Morrison and DeCiani use a real-life theme to prepare students to handle the everyday ethical situations facing legal assistants. Several learning features expand upon this theme. Focus On features offer interviews with practicing paralegals. Paralegals in the Spotlight summarize real-life ethical situations taken from legal assistant magazines and journals. Tips for the Paralegal include a list of ways to avoid or deal with ethical problems, while Interplay boxes illustrate inter-relationships of ethical rules. Exercises and cases edited in the language of the court add to the applied nature of the text. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructors Manual (with Test Bank), ISBN: 0-314-05460-X

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Author:   Gina DeCiani (The American Institute) ,  Laura Morrison
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Delmar Cengage Learning
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780314041739

ISBN 10:   0314041737
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   29 November 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

An introduction History of Paralegals. Overview of Legal Ethics. The Unauthorized Practice of Law. The Duty of Diligence. Confidentiality. Conflicts of Interest. Financial Matters. Advertising and Solicitation. Reporting Attorney and Paralegal Misconduct. Professional Conduct in the Law Office. APPENDICES: ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistance Services. NFPA Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. NALA Model Standards and Guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants, Annotated. NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Sample Limited Licensure Legislature. GLOSSARY. INDEX.

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An introduction History of Paralegals. Overview of Legal Ethics. The Unauthorized Practice of Law. The Duty of Diligence. Confidentiality. Conflicts of Interest. Financial Matters. Advertising and Solicitation. Reporting Attorney and Paralegal Misconduct. Professional Conduct in the Law Office. APPENDICES: ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistance Services. NFPA Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. NALA Model Standards and Guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants, Annotated. NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Sample Limited Licensure Legislature. GLOSSARY. INDEX.

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