Authors: Therese A. Cannon
ISBN-13: 9780735568044, ISBN-10: 0735568049
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: June 2008
Edition: 5th Edition
Provides a thorough and updated treatment of all major areas of legal ethics, with an emphasis on how the rules affect paralegals. Covers the regulations of attorneys; a history of the paralegal career and its regulations; the unauthorized practice of law; confidentiality; conflicts of interest; the marketing of legal services; fees and client funds; competence; special issues in advocacy; and professionalism. Takes into account new ethics advisory opinions and court cases affecting the regulation of paralegals, as well as recent revisions to the ethics rules. Appendices provide the text of relevant ethical codes. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Preface | ||
1 | Regulation of Lawyers | 1 |
2 | Regulation of Paralegals and Ethics Guidelines for Paralegals | 15 |
3 | Unauthorized Practice of Law | 45 |
4 | Confidentiality | 101 |
5 | Conflicts of Interest | 141 |
6 | Advertising and Solicitation | 197 |
7 | Fees and Client Funds | 235 |
8 | Competence | 293 |
9 | Special Issues in Advocacy | 325 |
10 | Professionalism | 367 |
App. A | American Bar Association Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistant Services | 385 |
App. B | National Association of Legal Assistants Model Standards and Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistants | 399 |
App. C | National Association of Legal Assistants Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility | 411 |
App. D | National Federation of Paralegal Associations Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility | 415 |
Glossary | 421 | |
Table of Cases | 427 | |
Index | 431 |