As stated in your textbook, initial client interviews are customarily conducted by the attorney with or without the paralegal present. However, when the paralegal is present, his or her usual role is that of note-taker and preparer of an intake memorandum after the interview summarizing the information that was gotten, agreements reached and any follow-up that may be needed. If the paralegal is
allowed to hold the initial interview solo, provide a list of the general information the paralegal should obtain from the client being mindful of the UPL.
What will be an ideal response?
Paralegal Application 5.1 in the textbook
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
By the 1990s almost all states had abolished the presumption of tender years and automatic favoring of maternal custody and replaced it with the consideration of factors that hinged on what would promote the child's ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
During the course of performing a root canal on Dawn, Dr. Toth, an oral surgeon, gets an implement stuck in Dawn's tooth and it breaks. Dr. Toth cannot extract the broken piece of the implement from Dawn's tooth, so he leaves it there. He completes the root canal, and does not disclose to Dawn that he has left part of a dental implement imbedded in her tooth. Dawn's other dental work, including the placement of a crown on the tooth with the implement in it, is then completed. Two years later, Dawn begins to have significant problems with the tooth on which Dr. Toth performed the root canal. Dawn has a seriousinfection that requires the removal of not only the tooth that Dr. Toth performed the surgeryon, but also the teeth on either side of it. She misses a significant amount of work to
have the dental work performed and suffers a considerable amount of pain. Does Dr. Toth's conduct meet the requirements of a negligence claim? Explain why or why not. What will be an ideal response?
A lawyer who fails to object to evidence can later come back and object after the trial is over
a. True b. False