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Question

1. If a paralegal/legal assistant engages in unethical conduct at the direction of his/her immediate supervising attorney:

A. The paralegal will not be liable as the doctrine of respondent superior will insulate you from all civil and criminal liability

B. In most states the paralegal's license to practice as a paralegal will be revoked

C. The paralegal may be charged with criminal violations for the acts that were unethical

D .The paralegal may be liable in a civil action to the client for loss the client sustained because of the paralegal's actions

A and B

C and D

2. According to the author of the text, what are the two commandments to interviewing and investigating?

3. There are four basic types/categories of evidence. Which type is each of the following (1 through 4)? (which category of evidence does each fall into?)

The gun identified by a police officer as the gun found at the murder scene

Witness testifies she saw the defendant shoot the victim with a gun

A signed confession by the defendant

A computerized reenactment of the crime

4. In a lawyer's work, the law is far more important than the facts of a particular case.

5. When the paralegal identifies a potential conflict of interest in connection with a matter being handled for a client, the first thing the paralegal should do is:

disclose the potential conflict to the client

discuss the potential conflict with someone outside the office to get a more objective viewpoint

disclose the potential conflict to no one until it is determined to be actual rather than potential

disclose the potential conflict to the supervising attorney

6. Identify four forms of discovery that are provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure.

7. Law that defines the rights and duties of persons towards each other is called: