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

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

C.   A state bar in which membership is voluntary

D.   A state bar in which membership is compulsory

A.   Advisory only

B.   Binding on lawyers

C.   Upheld by the courts

D.   Binding on paralegals

A.   County

B.   Federal and state

C.   Federal

D.   State

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.   Reprimand, suspension, disbarment

B.   Disbarment, suspension, reprimand

C.   Suspension, reproval, disbarment

D.   Probation, disbarment, suspension.

A.   Executive

B.   All of these

C.   Legislative

D.   Judicial

A.   The circumstances surrounding the offense.

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

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

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

A.   Legal assistant

B.   Legal technician

C.   Attorney assistant

D.   Paralegal

A.   None of these

B.   Limited licensing

C.   Licensing

D.   Certification

A.   Paralegals can sign pleadings on behalf of the lawyer

B.   Paralegals should not sign pleadings for the lawyer

C.   Paralegals can sign pleadings if they are certified

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

A.   Fill in forms at the customer’s instructions

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

C.   Provide self-help materials to customers

D.   Tell the customer where the court house is

A.   are protected so long as the paralegal is certified

B.   have limited protection from the privilege

C.   are fully protected by the attorney-client privilege

D.   are not protected by the attorney-client privilege

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

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

C.   They are certified by the state

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

A.   The client gives the person a power of attorney

B.   None of these

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

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

A.   To meet with the employee daily to review work

B.   To refrain from aiding in UPL

C.   To run a background check when hiring

D.   To conduct regular ethics training

A.   Outlining a client’s rights

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

C.   Recommending a course of conduct to a client

D.   Interpreting a case for a client

A.   A paralegal signing a cover letter enclosing legal documents

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

C.   A paralegal signing a letter that contains legal advice

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

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

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

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

D.   Paralegals are prohibited from preparing clients for depositions

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

B.   Allow paralegals to assert the privilege in court

C.   Prohibit paralegals from revealing confidential information about clients

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

A.   Broader than the ethics rules on confidentiality

B.   None of these

C.   A rule of evidence law

D.   The same as the ethics rules on confidentiality

A.   Invoke the privilege and argue to protect the privilege

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

C.   Contact the judge ex parte to request nondisclosure

D.   None of these

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

B.   All of these

C.   The client sues the lawyer for malpractice

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

A.   Do it anonymously

B.   Use fake names to protect the identity of clients

C.   Use only the law firm blog or Facebook page

D.   Do not post confidential client information

A.   Factual research

B.   Legal theories

C.   Witness statements

D.   Client interviews

A.   Paralegals in corporate law departments are generally unsupervised.

B.   None of these

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

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

A.   The client with an unqualified privilege not to disclose

B.   The client a qualified privilege not to disclose

C.   The lawyer with an unqualified privilege not to disclose

D.   The lawyer a qualified privilege not to disclosure

A.   Only after the initial consultation

B.   Only if the client is seeking legal advice

C.   Only if the client is paying a fee

D.   If the client is seeking any kind of advice

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

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

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

D.   All of these

A.   To promote transparency in litigation

B.   To ensure that there is open discovery

C.   To protect the work of lawyers in preparing cases

D.   To guard against lawyers having to redo work

A.   Appearing in court to request a continuance

B.   Preparing a pleading

C.   Drafting a settlement agreement

D.   Quoting basic fee information to a prospective client

A.   Mandates that the client reveal the protected information

B.   None of these

C.   Prohibits the lawyer from revealing any privileged information

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

A.   Except for advancing costs of litigation

B.   Except for living expenses during litigation

C.   With a signed promissory note

D.   Under any circumstances

A.   The lawyer’s testimony is deemed necessary

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

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

D.   The lawyer’s testimony is deemed unnecessary

A.   Zealous representation

B.   Loyalty and confidentiality

C.   Loyalty

D.   Confidentiality

A.   Allow the firm to continue representation

B.   All of these

C.   Disallow continued representation of the two clients

D.   Prohibit collection of fees from one of the clients

A.   Parents paying for a child’s legal fees

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

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

D.   All of these

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

D.   Place the person with the conflict on leave immediately

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