Please explain how the protection provided by the work product rule can be invoked to cover the legal assistant’s work.
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Even though legal assistants are not licensed to practice law and are not allowed to exercise
independent judgment, there are occasions where the work of legal assistants can be
considered protected by the attorney-client privilege. When a legal assistant engages in tasks
on behalf of the lawyer—tasks that are litigation-related—and the legal assistant’s work
involves skill and judgment, that work can be protected as attorney-opinion work product.
For example, the notes of a legal assistant taken after the legal assistant interviews witnesses
would be initially protected by the attorney-client privilege. Otherwise, there would be little
point in having legal assistants engaging in substantive, legal tasks. That does not mean,
however, that the work will be protected from disclosure, just that it could be initially
protected against automatic disclosure. But it is important to understand that the legal
assistant’s work must involve some professional skill in order for that work to be considered
as the attorney’s work product.
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A. Translating B. Receiving C. Processing D. Decoding E. Encoding
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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