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" McGraw-Hill's ethics for paralegals / "
Linda Spagnola and Vivian B. Batts.
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BL
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979357
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b733727
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Wendling, Linda A.
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McGraw-Hill's ethics for paralegals /\ Linda Spagnola and Vivian B. Batts.
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Boston :: McGraw-Hill,, 2009.
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The McGraw-Hill paralegal list
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xviii, 318 pages ;; 27 cm.
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0073376981
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: 9780073376981
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Includes index.
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Pt. 1. The practice of law. Oversight: regulation and licensing of the legal profession -- The unauthorized practice of law -- Pt. 2. The attorney-client relationship. Maintaining competency, diligence, and communications -- Confidentiality -- Conflicts of interest -- Fees and client property -- Special clients and situations -- Pt. 3. Attorneys' roles in the justice system. Advocacy and litigation issues -- Law firms: understanding the structure and management of the practice -- Advertising and the solicitation of clients -- Maintaining the integrity of the profession -- Appendixes. Links to ethical codes for paralegals and attorneys -- How to prepare the case brief -- NALA model standards and guidelines for utilization of legal assistants -- NFPA model code of ethics and professional responsibility and guidelines for enforcement.
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"It is critical for the paralegal student to understand the parameters of their not only their job, but also the ethical rules that define the proper practice of law. It is only after understanding legal ethics that the paralegal understands why they do things a certain way in the law office. Files are kept in a certain manner to maintain client confidentiality, retainers are collected in a certain way to comply with the rules relating to fees, and even a paralegal's business card has ethical implications regarding the 'unauthorized practice of law'. This text attempts to put these ethical rules into perspective" -from publisher.
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Legal assistants-- United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Legal assistants-- United States.
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Legal ethics-- United States.
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Legal assistants.
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Legal ethics.
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United States.
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174/.30973
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KF320.L4S69 2009
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Batts, Vivian B.
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Ethics for paralegals
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