Paralegals perspective.
"What were your key takeaways from the program? I appreciated the paralegals perspective to assist attorneys in avoiding ethical issues."
Avoiding Paralegal Ethics Violations - On Demand
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As the legal industry changes, many tasks that were once handled by an attorney are now being delegated to paralegals and other nonlawyer staff. As a paralegal, it is more important than ever to set clear expectations and boundaries with your employer to avoid the unauthorized practice of law and reduce your liability. While lawyers are responsible for the work product and ethical conduct of the paralegals they supervise, ethics violations can put your client’s case at risk, impact your attorney’s license, and negatively impact your career.
In this webinar, senior trial paralegal Candess Zona-Mendola will cover the ten most common ethics issues for paralegals and how to avoid them, including:
- Failing to abide by a code of conduct or code of ethics, as established by your attorney’s bar association
- Accepting referral fees for cases referred to your law firm
- Failing to report conflicts of interest
- Entering into personal and business relationships with clients
- What counts as the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) and best practices for avoiding violations
- The importance of client confidentiality and privilege
- What to do when you are feeling pressured to do something unethical by a supervisor
- Breaking security measures
- And more
While there may not be a federal “paralegal code of conduct” that all paralegals are bound to, this 60-minute presentation will provide rules and strategies designed to help you, and the attorneys you work with, avoid the kind of ethics violations that can put cases at risk or even damage careers.
Details
Details
On Demand Program: 50 Minutes
Original Air Date: 03/02/2023
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Overall rating: 4.75 / 5 from 8 reviews.
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I liked how she elaborated
"What were your key takeaways from the program? I liked how she elaborated on the question for settlement offers. I work in a personal injury lawfirm and we often deal with settlements. It was nice to confirm I am handling them correctly. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? All were pertinent to UPL"
I will review the ABA
"What were your key takeaways from the program? I will review the ABA model rules after this. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? none"
Error on the conservative
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Error on the conservative side and don't share info or give any advice. Always tell people that I'm a paralegal"
Presenter was very knowledgeable
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Presenter was very knowledgeable on the topic. Well done. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? I thought it was all very well done."
Not much new
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Not much new I was not already aware of. Never heard of legalbevy though so that was great to know of."
how key - important
"What were your key takeaways from the program? how key - important confidentiality is in all aspects as a paralegal"
it was all very informative
"What were your key takeaways from the program? it was all very informative."
