What should a paralegal do if a client asks a legal question that calls for legal advice?
What will be an ideal response?
Say that you are not permitted to give legal advice but that you would be glad to bring
the question to the attorney’s attention.
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Although creditors may force a debtor into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy by filing a(n) ________ by which the creditors force the debtor into bankruptcy, it is more common for the debtor to do so on a voluntary basis
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Attorney Evans lost a motion for a new trial. In his anger, he wrote a letter to the judge accusing him of making the adverse ruling based on religious bias because both the judge and opposing counsel are Jewish, and Evans is not. While appealing the judge's ruling, Evans wrote to the judge:" I feel that your Ruling was either the result of your incompetence in the matter or perhaps worse and
reflected a Jewish bias in favor of the Kaplan firm whose actions were in my judgment inexcusable in this cause. If in fact it represents incompetence I will drop the matter but if it is a Jewish bias I will file a complaint under the Rules for Handling Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability." Evans: A) will be found to be incompetent to continue to practice law because his letter was discourteous, prejudicial to the administration of justice, and defamatory. B) may be found to be incompetent to continue to practice law only if he loses his appeal. C) cannot be found guilty of anything, or incompetent, because his words are protected by the First Amendment. D) may be found to be rude, but nothing more.
Questioning potential jurors to determine if they should serve on the jury for the case at hand is called:
a. Arraignment b. Subpoena c. Voir dire d. Interrogatory
Performance occurs when the parties ________ with the terms of the agreement
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