Pocket Guide to Legal Ethics is a concise, comprehensive guide to the rules of ethics for paralegal students and working paralegals. Focusing on the key rules of ethics, the text reviews the rules of ethics that attorneys are subject to and how those rules may apply to paralegals. In addition, Pocket Guide to Legal Ethics includes useful information tailored specifically for paralegals, including tips for ethical behavior, real-world advice and ethical guidance provided by various paralegal associations. Topical areas address in this resource include providing competent diligent representation of the client; maintaining integrity and public respect for the legal profession; avoiding the unauthorized practice of law; confidentiality; conflicts of interest; fees and financial matters; advertising and solicitation. The easy-to-use format, including checklists, charts, tables, and FAQs in each chapter make Pocket Guide to Legal Ethics a quick reference book that students will want to take from the classroom to the workplace. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
New to this edition are 24 scenario-based videos that deal with the most common ethical situations paralegals will encounter on the job. "Ethics for the Legal Professional "sets the standard for professional responsibility books.
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This edition encompasses all recent changes to the Model Rules, along with updated references to court decisions and other resources. The book is designed to help paralegals understand key areas of the Model Rules and related ethics issues.
The Concise Guide to Paralegal Ethics features: coverage of all the major areas of legal ethics, with an emphasis on how the rules affect paralegals; clear and authoritative writing; learning and memory devices; and ethical codes for ...
As a supplement, the book can be assigned or recommended as optional reading in an otherwise domestic-only course. The book can also be the main text for a summer-abroad or other compressed course in comparative lawyer ethics course.
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.
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This book incorporates all the changes made to the old Model Rules, in an historic context that lets the student understand problems with prior versions of the Rules and the Model Code.
This highly regarded paperback, specifically directed at legal writers, offers crisp, pointed advice written in a personal and humorous style lucid organization that helps students find the information they need most, including practice ...
The book offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges.