You work for a firm of attorneys with primary responsibility to one lawyer. Your employer is out of town and has asked that you meet with his clients regarding signing of a contract of sale for real estate. The clients are the sellers and the purchasers do not have an attorney representing them. During the course of the conversation, after the parties read the agreement, you realize there was a
misunderstanding on the part of your clients as to terms suggested by the purchasers, although the contract is drawn in accordance with your clients' wishes. Your clients are elderly people, and it appears the purchasers may succeed in convincing them to change the terms to the detriment of your clients. The legal assistant should:
A. Tell the clients they should not sign anything that would change the terms from those presently in the contract.
B. Advise all parties that the matter will have to wait until your employer returns in two weeks' time.
C. Consult another attorney in the firm and have him discuss the matter with all concerned.
D. None of the above.
B
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