Ethical obligations of an attorney include which of the following?
A) Competence
B) Confidentiality
C) Avoidance of a conflict of interest
D) All of the above
Q. #2Ethical conduct is expected of:
A) attorneys, paralegals, and clients.
B) attorneys only, no support staff.
C) attorneys and paralegals only, no other support staff.
D) every member of the legal team.
Q. #3Discuss the ethical duty for paralegals and lawyers to avoid conflicts of interest
What will be an ideal response?
Q. #4Explain why the federal judicial conference has adopted canons of ethics regulating judges.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. #5Explain when the U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. #6The best response to give when a potential client calls and asks for your help in completing forms he purchased online for a do-it-yourself divorce would be:
A) I am sorry. I cannot help you.
B) I am sorry. I cannot give you legal advice while I am at work.
C) I am sorry. I cannot give you legal advice, but I would be happy to make an appointment for you to speak with my supervising attorney.
D) I am sorry. Our office does not condone the use of do-it-yourself kits.
Q. #7The ethical duty of _____requires that the attorney not reveal the content of any communications that are intended to be private.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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