Many people may think that a being a paralegal is just like being a lawyer, but that is not the case. In fact, there are different types of paralegals just like there are different types of lawyers. These are some of the different types of paralegals that are out there: intellectual property (“IP”) paralegals, family law paralegals, and bankruptcy paralegals (“What Are The Different Types Of Paralegals?” n.d.). According to, “What Do Paralegals Do? (n.d.),” the duties of a paralegal are, “Conduct client interviews and maintain general contact with the client, locate and interview witnesses, conduct investigations, statistical and documentary research, conduct legal research, draft legal documents, correspondence and pleadings, summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony, attend executions of wills, real …show more content…
14). Ethical dilemmas arise in peoples jobs all the time and you can never plan for when one will happen. However, by going through ethical training and learning more about ethics, it may help you whenever an ethical dilemma arises. While ethical issues are, according to Pollock (2012), “topics for which one might have an opinion but rarely a chance to take a stand that has much impact” (p. 14). Paralegals also have their limitations on what they’re allowed to do and what they’re allowed to say. We’re here to talk about things paralegals can’t legally do and what happens when an ethical dilemma arises in the workplace. First off, paralegals cannot set legal fees, undertake representation, they cannot give legal advice, and they cannot represent a client in court, but besides that the paralegals can assist with all the things that the attorney does (Canaday, n.d., p. 1). Paralegals can’t do these things because they are not lawyers and it’s not their job to do
A Paralegal is defined by the American Bar Association as a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Paralegals work under direct supervision of an attorney and follow the same ethical rules of the ABA as a lawyer does. ABA Rule 5.3, states that a lawyer must give such assistants appropriate instruction and supervision concerning the ethical aspects of their employment, particularly regarding the obligation not to disclose information relating to representation of the client, and should be responsible for their work product. Per the State B...
The Solution phase is a mix of similarities and differences for each model. The Rational model incorporates a decision matrix to assist with the selection of a solution. Each option is listed with three various outcomes based off the criteria and each option’s ability to solve the problem. By utilizing a matrix, the user can play each solution out in order theoretically see the likelihood of success, which provides the user with a better chance of success in solving the problem. In the pharmacy example, we took Kramm’s top three solutions into the matrix and developed possible outcomes based off the set criteria. This gave the team a visual of possible outcomes and results for each, enabling us, as well as Kramm, to make a smarter decision by
Abortion has been a political, social, and personal topic for many years now. The woman’s right to choose has become a law that is still debated, argued and fought over, even though it has been passed. This paper will examine a specific example where abortion is encouraged, identify the Christian world views beliefs and resolution as well as the consequences of such, and compare them with another option.
Paralegals have become an essential part of today's legal system, and as the profession becomes one of the leading and fastest growing occupations in the U.S. economy; these individuals perform delegated tasks under the supervision of attorneys. Education has played an important part on this matter; it has facilitated this development by allowing lawyers to use these skills professionals as agents to delegate specific tasks such as legal research, gathering of information and the drafting of specific legal documents under the supervision and final approval of their principals. This has been very significant because now; we can enjoy a speedy process in a cumbersome legal system. From en economic standpoint, it has also been beneficial by decreasing the substantial amount of the legal cost a firm could incur if only lawyers were allowed to perform this kind work.
Hatch, Scott A., Hatch, Lisa Zimmer. Paralegal Career For Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2006. Print.
The paralegal profession developed as legal secretaries assumed additional duties to help attorneys with their workload. The paralegal performs legal tasks under the supervision of an attorney that maximizes attorneys' productivity and cost efficiency in the delivery of legal services. Paralegals work in many different types of law firms, corporations or government agencies in many areas of law (Hollingshead). All duties performed by a paralegal are under the supervision of an attorney who is responsible for the paralegal’s conduct. In fact, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals define paralegals or legal assistants [used synonymously] as a person qualified by education, training or work experiences, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, government agency, or other entity who performs specific delegated legal substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible (ABA). In class, we learne...
The United States Constitution gives us the right of due process under the Fifth Amendment. The right to an attorney is something that should never be taken away. So how do attorneys help their clients? What standards are set to protect them? There are strict guidelines that attorneys must follow to avoid legal misconduct. These standards are stated by the American Bar Association in the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. It is very important that attorneys decide carefully before taking on a case for many reasons. They must remember that they have to carefully consider the needs and problems of their clients and uphold their ethical responsibilities to their profession and the criminal justice system. It is when a lawyer does not balance the needs of the client with the ethical aspects of his or her profession that misconduct can occur.
Reading your response to this case you brought up an interesting topic of the hiring or recruitment process not being able to develop a good insight into a person’s ethical competence and behavior well enough versus during performance evaluations. Nurses make ethical decisions as part of their nursing requirement and that is also a reason for completing background checks from past employers. It helps to find out how a person's professionalism and ethical decision-making competence stand up to other candidates. According to Cerit and Dinc (2013), experience, cultural background, autonomy and competency are factors that affect how a nurse responds to ethical problems and their professional conduct. However, even though nurses are expected to
The ethical dilemma in this situation is knowing this employee is about to get laid off and also knowing he is planning on making a few major purchases which could be financially devistatingto the livelihood of this person and his family. On one had your boss has trusted you with vital information and expects nthing but the utmost professionalism on the other hand you have a moral dilemma on you conscience if you chose not to inform the employee. The question her is can you live with your decion to not say anything and allow the employee to make these major purchases knowing he will be unable to afford them with the lose of his job, do you tell the employee he may want to hold off making any major purchases or shuld you think of more subtle way to approach a conversation about the purchase and possibly make a suggestion hinting to hold off on the
As an applied psychology student my different psychology professors and internships experiences have thought me the importance of having a full understanding of the ethical principles and code of conduct. As a requirement for the applied psychology we are required to complete different internships in order to gain knowledge and experience in our desired career path in the field of psychology. During those internship experience I have faced a numerous of ethical issues and dilemma. However, we are often guided by our internship site supervisor or by our professors. It is known that not all the time we are going to know what to do when facing an ethical dilemma. Being well educated on how ethics work is important in order to know the right thing to do.
The ethical dilemma with a Psychology instructor asking his students for a questionnaire to publish a journal article is whether they have permission to publish the information. The instructor should be cognizant of situations where they have confidential ideas or research, such as reviewing the questions or research, or hearing new ideas during informal conversation. While it's unlikely reviewers can purge all the information in an interesting manuscript from their thinking, it's still unethical to take those ideas without giving credit to the originators in this case the students. The instructor needs proper permission to use those ideas in a journal article they are trying to publish because not everyone will agree to release their information.
In the legal field of today a paralegal is a an essential part of any legal team in every field of law. Working on the team the paralegal brings many necessary skills and abilities to help their supervising attorney. If I was to work in a courtroom on a legal team I would want to work on the team of the attorney who is representing the plaintiff. I would want to work on this attorney's team because I think that as an attorney representing the client he is trying to help the
In every nurse's career, he or she will face with legal and ethical dilemmas. One of the professional competencies for nursing states that nurses should "integrate knowledge of ethical and legal aspects of health care and professional values into nursing practice". It is important to know what types of dilemmas nurses may face
Before starting the paralegal program, I did not have a clear understanding of what a paralegal actually does. I always been interested in being a paralegal, but never clearly understood the full responsibilities. After being in this program, I have some understanding to the many responsibilities than I initially knew. The primary function of a paralegal is to assist attorneys in preparing for hearing, trials, meetings, and real estate closings. In addition, paralegals can also do other office tasks, such as office management as trainer of new hired paralegal, book keeping, and free lancing.
Everyone in this world has experienced an ethical dilemma in different situations and this may arise between one or more individuals. Ethical dilemma is a situation where people have to make complex decisions and are influenced based on personal interest, social environment or norms, and religious beliefs (“Strategic Leadership”, n.d.). The leaders and managers in the company should set guidelines to ensure employees are aware and have a better chance to solve and make ethical decisions. Employees are also responsible in understanding their ethical obligations in order to maintain a positive work environment. The purpose of this case study is to identify the dilemma and analyze different decisions to find ways on how a person should act