Discuss the Missouri v. Jenkins case and explain why this case was important for the paralegal profession.?
What will be an ideal response?
Missouri v. Jenkinswas a U.S. Supreme Court case that allowed a law firm to recover paralegal time under a civil rights statute that allowed for the prevailing party to receive "attorney's fees." The Court recognized paralegals as legitimate professionals and allowed the firm to recover paralegal time at the prevailing rate, as opposed to not allowing them to recover anything or, alternatively, allowing the firm to only recover the overhead expense of paralegals.?
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A. Design E B. Design F C. Design G D. Design H
T or F Most aspects of civil litigation occur in the courtroom.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Paralegal Beverly was sitting with Client Morrie, reading through Morrie's interrogatory answers from last year in preparation for Morrie's upcoming deposition. After reading one particular interrogatory response, Morrie declared: "OMG, Beverly! I can't believe we wrote that answer! That's completely wrong!" and then, mumbling to himself, Morrie said, "or maybe that was the lie I decided would be
better than telling the truth. Hmmm." When Beverly asks you what you make of that conversation with Morrie, you A) tell her that it is not protected by any privilege because it is potentially a confession to a crime. B) tell her that Morrie's words are completely covered by the attorney/client privilege so she will never have to repeat it to anyone outside of the office, but she should report the potential perjury to a supervising attorney. C) tell her that it is not a protected communication because she is not an attorney. D) tell her that it is protected confidential information so she cannot be called upon to testify about it.
The A.L.R. Federal includes:
a. State cases. b. Federal cases. c. State and federal cases. d. Digest references.