If a client refuses to participate in the continuing discovery process, what should the attorney direct his or her paralegal do?
What will be an ideal response?
The attorney should have the paralegal draft a letter to the client reiterating the advice the attorney has given to the client and its potential benefits and costs. The letter should confirm that, notwithstanding the advice given by the attorney, the client has directed the attorney not to conduct further discovery. The letter should further advise the client that the letter is on its way and that the client will be asked to provide acknowledgement of receipt of the letter. It should be sent via certified mail. The purpose of this letter is to document that advise was given to the client which he or she declined, helps defeat a potential later claim by the client that he or she received inadequate representation to his or her financial detriment. (Paralegal Application 6.1)
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