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Top 10 Rules of Ethics for Paralegals, 2nd Edition

By Deborah K. Orlik

Published by Prentice Hall

Copyright © 2011

Published Date: Feb 16, 2010

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Top Ten Rules for Paralegals provides an upbeat approach to understanding professional responsibility in the field of law.  Using a straightforward style, it discusses common ethical issues in the real world of law and asks students to reflect on their own personal beliefs. With a focus on research, it encourages students to find the Rules of Professional Conduct for their own state and think critically about ethical issues with those rules in mind. This edition also includes new research assignments that reinforce how to find answers to ethical questions and deal with issues on the job.

Table of Contents

RULE 1: HAVE INTEGRITY

RULE 2: PRESERVE THE CONFIDENCES AND SECRETS OF THE CLIENT

RULE 3: GET AND STAY COMPETENT

RULE 4: CHARGE ONLY FAIR FEES

RULE 5: MAKE LEGAL SERVICES AVAILABLE

RULE 6: REPRESENT EACH CLIENT WITH ZEAL AND DEDICATION WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW

RULE 7: DON’T PRACTICE LAW WITHOUT A LICENSE

RULE 8: BE LOYAL TO EACH AND EVERY CLIENT

RULE 9: WORK TO IMPROVE THE LEGAL SYSTEM

RULE 10: DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT

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  • How to Land Your First Paralegal Job, 5th Edition
    Andrea Wagner
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    David Lee Goodrich

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  • California Civil Litigation, 2nd Edition
    Thomas F. Goldman, Alice Hart Hughes, Bryce Letterman
  • Legal Terminology, 6th Edition
    Gordon W. Brown, Kent Kauffman

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