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1. The organization that has formulated proposed ethical and professional rules for attorneys across the country and guidelines for attorneys who utilize paralegals is the ________,
2. List five negative consequences to the lawyer for engaging in unethical conduct
3. List six negative consequences to the paralegal of engaging in unethical conduct
4. List five law-related activities paralegal cannot engage in, even if delegated to them by supervising lawyer, because they constitute the practice of law.
5. What three conditions must be satisfied before a lawyer can delegate tasks to a paralegal?
6. Assuming those three conditions are satisfied, name six law-related tasks that a lawyer can delegate to a paralegal.
7. Explain the difference between the attorney client and evidentiary privilege and the broader duty of client confidentiality.
8. Name five things a paralegal can do to attain and maintain the professional goal of competence
9. Why is it essential that a paralegal disclose his status as a paralegal in all communications with those outside the office?
10. What should a paralegal do when learning, upon calling a witness to set up an interview, that the witness is represented by counsel in connection with the matter?