When did unemployment insurance become of national concern in the United States?
A) During the Industrial Revolution
B) After the Industrial Revolution
C) After the Great Depression
D) In the 1920s
Q. #2A paralegal that conducts the initial client interview and accepts the case and sets the fee is engaging in the practice of law.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #3Attorney Jones and Judge Ashford were high school frienemies. (People who are friends and enemies at the same time.) After Ashford became a judge, Jones played a series of pranks on him including exploding indoor confetti fireworks in the judge's bathroom, leaving a threatening note in his court mailbox, and leaving anonymous threatening messages on his courtroom answering machine. Although meant to be pranks, Jones' actions may be
A) considered a crime against the court under the rule of objectivity.
B) nothing. There is nothing wrong with this behavior.
C) prejudicial to the administration of justice if the average person would take them seriously
D) cause for disbarment
Q. #4Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, an attorney is NOT liable for the unethical or negligent conduct of his or her paralegal.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #5Workers' Compensation insurance coverage applies when an employee's injuries occur during the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Q. #6Which of the following statements regarding fees and fee agreements in family law cases is NOT true?
A) A developing trend in family law cases is towards unbundling legal services.
B) The splitting of fees between attorneys is permitted in some circumstances.
C) Contingent fees based on results obtained are very common in family law cases.
D) Fees and costs are a major source of malpractice actions and tension between attorneys and clients in family law cases.
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