A.   A state bar in which membership is compulsory

B.   A state bar that includes all racial-ethnic groups

C.   A state bar in which membership is voluntary

D.   A state bar that is run jointly by the executive and judicial branch.

A.   Binding on lawyers

B.   Advisory only

C.   Upheld by the courts

D.   Binding on paralegals

A.   Federal and state

B.   State

C.   Federal

D.   County

A.   Is a method that a court may use to sanction a lawyer when the lawyer engages in misconduct during court proceedings while representing a client.

B.   Is the intentional improper conduct of a legal professional in the performance of duties

C.   Is the improper conduct in the performance of duties by a legal professional, whether intentional or negligent

D.   Is a form of criminal prosecution for lawyer misconduct when the misconduct is severe and egregious

A.   Disbarment, suspension, reprimand

B.   Suspension, reproval, disbarment

C.   Reprimand, suspension, disbarment

D.   Probation, disbarment, suspension.

A.   Judicial

B.   All of these

C.   Legislative

D.   Executive

A.   The lawyer’s reputation and contributions to the community

B.   The circumstances surrounding the offense.

C.   The extent to which the lawyer cooperated in the investigation

D.   The lawyer’s educational credentials, including the law school attended

A.   Legal assistant

B.   Attorney assistant

C.   Paralegal

D.   Legal technician

A.   None of these

B.   Certification

C.   Licensing

D.   Limited licensing

A.   Paralegals should not sign pleadings for the lawyer

B.   Paralegals can sign pleadings if they are certified

C.   Paralegals can sign pleadings on behalf of the lawyer

D.   Paralegals do not usually have much to do with pleadings

A.   Help the customer decide what to put on a form

B.   Fill in forms at the customer’s instructions

C.   Tell the customer where the court house is

D.   Provide self-help materials to customers

A.   are not protected by the attorney-client privilege

B.   are protected so long as the paralegal is certified

C.   are fully protected by the attorney-client privilege

D.   have limited protection from the privilege

A.   They do not give legal advice or represent people in court

B.   They are authorized by statute or court rule to give legal advice

C.   They are certified by the state

D.   They are serving an under-represented group of persons

A.   The provider is a Legal Document Assistant in a state like California that regulates LDAs

B.   None of these

C.   The client gives the person a power of attorney

D.   The client signs a disclaimer stating that he/she understands that the provider is not a lawyer

A.   To conduct regular ethics training

B.   To refrain from aiding in UPL

C.   To meet with the employee daily to review work

D.   To run a background check when hiring

A.   Recommending a course of conduct to a client

B.   Interpreting a case for a client

C.   Updating a client about the status of his/her case

D.   Outlining a client’s rights

A.   A paralegal carrying business cards with his/her title and firm name.

B.   A paralegal signing a cover letter enclosing legal documents

C.   A paralegal signing a letter that contains legal advice

D.   A paralegal having her/his name on the firm letterhead

A.   Paralegals are prohibited from preparing clients for depositions

B.   Paralegals do not usually work in litigation so rarely get involved in depositions

C.   Paralegals can attend depositions with the lawyer present to take notes, to assist and to observe

D.   A paralegal cannot be prosecuted for UPL for taking a deposition.

A.   Are necessary for the protection of the attorney-client privilege

B.   Prohibit paralegals from revealing confidential information about clients

C.   Are the basis for the rule of confidentiality extending to the paralegal

D.   Allow paralegals to assert the privilege in court

A.   Broader than the ethics rules on confidentiality

B.   The same as the ethics rules on confidentiality

C.   A rule of evidence law

D.   None of these

A.   None of these

B.   Invoke the privilege and argue to protect the privilege

C.   Contact the judge ex parte to request nondisclosure

D.   Turn them over no matter what because the court has so ordered

A.   All of these

B.   The lawyer is prosecuted for a crime related to the representation

C.   The lawyer is charged with ethics violations related to the representation

D.   The client sues the lawyer for malpractice

A.   Do not post confidential client information

B.   Use only the law firm blog or Facebook page

C.   Do it anonymously

D.   Use fake names to protect the identity of clients

A.   Client interviews

B.   Witness statements

C.   Factual research

D.   Legal theories

A.   Paralegals in corporate law departments are generally unsupervised.

B.   None of these

C.   The privilege does not extend to nonlawyer legal service providers like corporate paralegals

D.   Being found to work autonomously with the consequence that the privilege does not apply

A.   The client with an unqualified privilege not to disclose

B.   The client a qualified privilege not to disclose

C.   The lawyer a qualified privilege not to disclosure

D.   The lawyer with an unqualified privilege not to disclose

A.   Only if the client is paying a fee

B.   Only after the initial consultation

C.   If the client is seeking any kind of advice

D.   Only if the client is seeking legal advice

A.   The client tells a friend the information that is otherwise protected by the privilege

B.   A lawyer reveals the information to several people not in the scope of the privilege

C.   The client has a friend in the room while talking to the lawyer on the phone

D.   All of these

A.   To ensure that there is open discovery

B.   To protect the work of lawyers in preparing cases

C.   To guard against lawyers having to redo work

D.   To promote transparency in litigation

A.   Drafting a settlement agreement

B.   Preparing a pleading

C.   Appearing in court to request a continuance

D.   Quoting basic fee information to a prospective client

A.   None of these

B.   Prohibits the lawyer from revealing any privileged information

C.   Mandates that the client reveal the protected information

D.   Allows the lawyer to reveal privileged information if the client is planning a crime

A.   Under any circumstances

B.   Except for living expenses during litigation

C.   With a signed promissory note

D.   Except for advancing costs of litigation

A.   The lawyer’s testimony is optional at the call of the client

B.   The lawyer’s testimony relates to an uncontested matter

C.   The lawyer’s testimony is deemed unnecessary

D.   The lawyer’s testimony is deemed necessary

A.   Loyalty

B.   Zealous representation

C.   Loyalty and confidentiality

D.   Confidentiality

A.   Disallow continued representation of the two clients

B.   Allow the firm to continue representation

C.   All of these

D.   Prohibit collection of fees from one of the clients

A.   Any time unless the third party interferes with the representation

B.   Parents paying for a child’s legal fees

C.   All of these

D.   Public defender’s office paying the salary of a public defender

A.   Terminate the employment of the person with the potential conflict

B.   Try to get consent of the clients involved and establish a screen

C.   Place the person with the conflict on leave immediately

D.   Get the person to agree in writing not to reveal any confidential information

A.   Representing passenger and driver in a car accident case

B.   Representing spouses in a dissolution of marriage

C.   All of these

D.   Representing two criminal defendants in one case