Paralegal Knowledge Exam -
Professional Responsibilities well
answered already passed
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ Rules that embody standards of behavior for an organization to
conform to.
Sanctions - correct answer ✔✔ Penalties or punishments that enforce ethical rules.
Attorney-Client Privilege - correct answer ✔✔ The right for a client to refuse to disclose, and to
prevent other people from disclosing, confidential communications between the client and the
attorney.
Confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔ A general rule that an attorney must not disclose
information related to the representation of a client. There are some exceptions to this, such as
informed consent, preventing death and substantial bodily harm, and preventing substantial
injury to financial interests or property. Duty of this persists even after the end of an attorney-
client relationship.
Attorney Work-Product Rule - correct answer ✔✔ Notes, working papers, and memoranda
prepared by or for an attorney in anticipation of litigation are not discoverable by an opponent.
Discoverable - correct answer ✔✔ When information or materials can be obtained by an
opponent through deposition, interrogatories, or similar methods.
Deposition - correct answer ✔✔ A witness' testimony given under oath, but outside of a
traditional court setting. Paralegals cannot conduct depositions.
Professional Responsibilities well
answered already passed
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ Rules that embody standards of behavior for an organization to
conform to.
Sanctions - correct answer ✔✔ Penalties or punishments that enforce ethical rules.
Attorney-Client Privilege - correct answer ✔✔ The right for a client to refuse to disclose, and to
prevent other people from disclosing, confidential communications between the client and the
attorney.
Confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔ A general rule that an attorney must not disclose
information related to the representation of a client. There are some exceptions to this, such as
informed consent, preventing death and substantial bodily harm, and preventing substantial
injury to financial interests or property. Duty of this persists even after the end of an attorney-
client relationship.
Attorney Work-Product Rule - correct answer ✔✔ Notes, working papers, and memoranda
prepared by or for an attorney in anticipation of litigation are not discoverable by an opponent.
Discoverable - correct answer ✔✔ When information or materials can be obtained by an
opponent through deposition, interrogatories, or similar methods.
Deposition - correct answer ✔✔ A witness' testimony given under oath, but outside of a
traditional court setting. Paralegals cannot conduct depositions.
