Preparing an interoffice memorandum to answer a legal query

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Assignment:

You will be preparing an Interoffice Memorandum to answer a legal query presented regarding a paralegal's ethically-permissible functions. For reference regarding the Interoffice Memorandum, please refer to Pages 111-12 of Volume II of your text. It does not regard, per se, your assigned client, however, you can assume that the client that your lawyer is representing is the one you were assigned. The ONLY authorities you may use are those contained within Appendix B, which can be found in Volume II of your text. Do not perform or rely on any outside research other than the cases provided in your text. For formatting and preparing your memorandum, see Volume II. Remember to apply the IRAC method (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) to present the issues. Do each issue separately. Also, remember to log your hours on your client's timesheet for all of your Assignments, and do not forget to submit your timesheets.

My Client -

Your client, Sandra Branch, is suing her former attorney, Jake Fallon, who represented her in a sex discrimination case. Sandra paid Jake a $25,000 retainer. Six months passed and nothing was done on the case. When Sandra asked for her retainer back, Jake told her he did not have it. After much argument, he admitted that he had invested funds received from many of his clients in a business venture and that the funds would not be available for several more months. He promised she would get the funds plus interest. Sandra was not satisfied and has hired your attorney to sue Jake for attorney malpractice.

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