A lawyer may permit his/her legal assistant to perform services for him in his representation of a client, provided that which of the following is true?
A) The services performed by the legal assistant do not require exercise of independent
professional legal judgment and the lawyer maintains a direct relationship with the client.
B) The services performed by the legal assistant do not require exercise of independent
professional legal judgment and the lawyer supervises the legal assistant's performance of duties.
C) The services performed by the legal assistant do not require exercise of independent
professional legal judgment, the lawyer maintains a direct relationship with the client, and the
lawyer supervises the legal assistant's performance of duties.
D) The services performed by the legal assistant do not require exercise of independent
professional legal judgment, the lawyer supervises the legal assistant's performance of duties, and
the lawyer is not responsible for such representation.
C) The services performed by the legal assistant do not require exercise of independent
professional legal judgment, the lawyer maintains a direct relationship with the client, and the
lawyer supervises the legal assistant's performance of duties.
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1. The personal representative’s actual duties are necessarily broad, so they can carry out their duties. 2. Obtaining a taxpayer ID number for an estate is one of the duties of a personal representative. 3. Paralegals are not allowed to assist the personal representative because it is considered giving legal advice. 4. A bond, supplied by the personal representative, is an amount of money used as an insurance policy that if the personal representative breaches their duties, the bond will pay for the damages. 5. In order for the personal representative to be held personally liable for the losses, a breach of duty must be found.
To get a legal or civil annulment, a party must prove:
a. The parties have not consummated their marriage. b. That one party committed adultery. c. That there was a defect in the marriage at its inception. d. There is support in the church for annulment.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the text, prior to the early 1980s, computers were used only by:
a. A few extremely large firms for “back-office” functions b. Most medium-sized law firms for communication functions c. All corporate law departments for marketing functions d. A few small law firms for most clerical functions e. Most government law offices for most clerical functions