Reference no: EM133601099

Questions: Explain why each action would or would not constitute the practice of law

1. A paralegal interviews a client regarding an auto accident. After gathering additional information, including the police report and medical records, the paralegal drafts a complaint and submits it to the supervisory attorney.
2. A paralegal prepares a client's deed from a preprinted legal form and fills in the relevant data that pertain to the client's case. The paralegal then gives the deed to the attorney of record.
3. A paralegal prepares a mortgage for a client. As the form can be filled out by merely adding the amount of the mortgage and the interest rate, the paralegal files the mortgage with the county clerk.
4. While the attorney of record is out of the office on vacation, a client informs the paralegal that he has been arrested for burglary and a hearing is scheduled that day. The paralegal fills in at the hearing and enters a plea of not guilty.
5. After slipping and falling at a local grocery store, a paralegal prepares and files his or her own complaint against the store.