Although under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 the jurisdictional grant is to the district court, the bankruptcy court has achieved an independent status from the district court.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Make a list of those items you would delegate to a nonbillable staff member (if available to you).
It is important for paralegals to understand responsibilities and use good judgment in delegating billable versus nonbillable items. You are a paralegal working for a large defense firm, and you estimate needing approximately 6.5 billable hours each day this month in order to meet your billable-hour goal. Today, your tasks set before you and the estimated time to complete each task include the following: • Organize newly received medical records (1.5 nonbillable hours, or “nbh”). • Summarize newly received medical records (1.5 billable hours, or “bh”). • Finish deposition outline (2.0 bh). • Request medical records payment from accounting (.30 nbh). • Deliver copying project to the photocopying department (.30 nbh). • Docket trial and pretrial deadlines (.50 bh). • Draft subpoenas for employment records (1.5 bh). • Draft notice of deposition and serve via e-mail to opposing counsel (.40 bh). • Draft correspondence to opposing counsel forwarding settlement agreement and settlement check (.50 bh).
Sources available to paralegals who are attempting to locate a witness include which of the following??
A. ?The telephone directory B. The city directory? C. Court records? D. Professional organizations? E. ?All of these choices are correct.
What are the forms of speech that are not protected under the First Amendment?
What will be an ideal response?
The law office is considered a ________ because it assists debtors by providing information, advice, counsel, document preparation, or filing or attendance at a creditors' meeting or appearance in a case or proceeding or legal representation on behalf of another
A) Credit rehabilitation agency B) Credit counseling agency C) Debt crisis agency D) Debt relief agency