PLST 206 Comprehensive Final
- The definition of the practice of law:
- The state that has the most progressive rules about non lawyer legal service providers is:
- Lawyers cannot generally accept gifts from clients:
- Several studies about lawyer advertising have been done. Which of the following is NOT one of the findings?
- ABA Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services:
- Ethics rules on conflicts involving family members:
- Which of the following constitutes the practice of law?
- The work product rule is part of which of the following rules?
- Voluntary certification:
- Which of the following pieces of information is protected by the rule of confidentiality and not by the privilege?
- What is the exception to the ethics rule against making unmeritorious claims and defenses?
- Under most state ethics codes or statutes, a lawyer’s duty to supervise nonlawyer employees includes what obligation?
- What is the most accurate statement about the rules concerning a lawyer who criticizes a judge?
- The unqualified privilege protects what kind of work product?
- The ethics rule about candor and honesty requires:
- Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the proportion of lawyers and paralegals who do litigation work?
- A lawyer can circumvent the ethics rules on referral fees by:
- Informed consent:
- Which of the following is typically prohibited by state ethics rules?
- Which of the following practices is typically prohibited by ethics rules?
- The two major paralegal associations:
- The ethics rules for prosecutors:
- The paralegal role in communicating with clients is:
- The privilege can be lost in which of the following circumstances?
- In the landmark case of Missouri v. Jenkins, the US Supreme Court decided that attorney fee awards under a federal statute:
- The rules against fee splitting have been interpreted to mean that:
- Which of the following is the most likely to violate the ethics rules on advertising?
- The need for legal services in the U.S.:
- What is most accurate statement about the paralegal’s ethical duty if a person is not represented by counsel?
- Which of the following is a reason that a fee petition will be reduced by a court?
- Which of the following areas of practice is NOT one that has an unmet need for legal services?
- What best describes the ethical situation when a prospective client sends an email with confidential client information to a lawyer?
- Which of the following is NOT one of the primary arguments against licensing of paralegals?
- Which of the following groups has been allowed to represent clients in cases of successive representation with screening in place?
- The crime-fraud exception to the privilege generally:
- Which of the following is NOT one of the designations for voluntary certification by a national paralegal association?
- Simultaneous representation is:
- Electronic programs, such as software and web-based portals, that guide persons through a series of questions and facilitate the preparation of legal forms:
- Paralegals in firms with guidelines or goals on annual billing are usually expected to bill about how many hours a year?
- Which of the following statements about lawyers and substance abuse is true?
- Solicitation is defined as:
- What is most likely to happen if a paralegal is negligent?
- Which of the following technology protections is most likely to be required under the lawyer’s duty of confidentiality?
- Since the changes in the ethics rules about lawyer advertising,
- Legal malpractice is:
- The US Supreme Court has decided several cases on lawyer advertising. Which is NOT one of the rules that have come out of those cases?
- What can happen if a lawyer has improper communications with a juror?
- The federal rule that allows for sanctions for unwarranted claims and discovery abuse is:
- Confidentiality agreements between a law firm and a paralegal employee:
- Which of the following should be on a law firm website?