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LPM (chapter 5) Exam Questions And
Correct Answers 100% Verified.
What factors contribute to a person's ethical values (FFREEP)? - Answer✔Family, friends,
religious upbringing, education, environment, and past experiences
How does the Living Webster Encyclopedia Dictionary define ethics? - Answer✔As "the
principles of morality, or the field of study of morals or right conduct"
Ethics cannot be defined as honest versus dishonest, right versus wrong, or good versus bad.
Why? - Answer✔Because there are many gray areas in between
What factors contribute to how we can recognize ethical issues? - Answer✔Personal
characteristics
What are some of the reasons that people with good intentions sometimes violate ethical
standards? - Answer✔Because they are unaware of ethical boundaries or do not give their
actions serious thoughts
How is the foundation of ethical standards established? - Answer✔Through education and
knowledge of ethics and professional responsibility
What types of organization have developed ethical guidelines for paralegals to follow? -
Answer✔National and state bar associations; national, state and local paralegal associations;
and the courts have developed ethical guidelines for paralegals to follow
Why are paralegals found to an attorney's state bar code of ethics? - Answer✔Because
paralegals are not lawyers and are therefore not found by the attorneys state bar code of
ethics, by which attorneys must abide
Paralegals are lawyers' what? - Answer✔Agents
Can a paralegal be prosecuted by a state bar of governing agency for unethical behavior? -
Answer✔No
Who suffers from a paralegal's unethical conduct? - Answer✔The client, employing firm and
attorney
Why do paralegals abide by ethical rules? - Answer✔To protect their employers from liability
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Why was the paralegal profession established? - Answer✔Born in the 1960s out of concern for
the profitability of the legal profession as it was structured
What did the ABA study conducted in the early 1960s reveal? - Answer✔The lawyers businesses
were not as profitable as those of other professionals, such as doctors, dentists, and architects
What differences did the ABA find between the legal profession and other professions? -
Answer✔Other professions were professionally managed and used assistants
The ABA determined that paralegals could enhance the legal profession by doing what three
things? - Answer✔-Increase lawyers efficiency
-Decrease costs to the clients
-Increase the attorneys profitability
What is the ABA's paralegal committee called? - Answer✔ABA Standing Committee on
Paralegals
When were the first formal paralegal education programs established? - Answer✔Early 1970s
When did the ABA begin its approval process of paralegal programs? - Answer✔1975
What are the names of the three national paralegal associations? - Answer✔-The National
Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
-The National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
-The American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc.
What are the sanctions that a paralegal association can impose on paralegals who violate its
code of ethics? - Answer✔-Letters of reprimand
-Counseling
-Attendance at an ethics course approved by committee
-Probation
-Suspension of authority to practice
-Revocation of authority to practice
-Imposition of a fine
-Assessment of costs
-Referral to the appropriate authority if criminal activity is found
Why has it been a problem to monitor adherence to an organization's ethical code? -
Answer✔Because unless a violation has been reported, the association is unaware of the
violation
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LPM (chapter 5) Exam Questions And
Correct Answers 100% Verified.
What factors contribute to a person's ethical values (FFREEP)? - Answer✔Family, friends,
religious upbringing, education, environment, and past experiences
How does the Living Webster Encyclopedia Dictionary define ethics? - Answer✔As "the
principles of morality, or the field of study of morals or right conduct"
Ethics cannot be defined as honest versus dishonest, right versus wrong, or good versus bad.
Why? - Answer✔Because there are many gray areas in between
What factors contribute to how we can recognize ethical issues? - Answer✔Personal
characteristics
What are some of the reasons that people with good intentions sometimes violate ethical
standards? - Answer✔Because they are unaware of ethical boundaries or do not give their
actions serious thoughts
How is the foundation of ethical standards established? - Answer✔Through education and
knowledge of ethics and professional responsibility
What types of organization have developed ethical guidelines for paralegals to follow? -
Answer✔National and state bar associations; national, state and local paralegal associations;
and the courts have developed ethical guidelines for paralegals to follow
Why are paralegals found to an attorney's state bar code of ethics? - Answer✔Because
paralegals are not lawyers and are therefore not found by the attorneys state bar code of
ethics, by which attorneys must abide
Paralegals are lawyers' what? - Answer✔Agents
Can a paralegal be prosecuted by a state bar of governing agency for unethical behavior? -
Answer✔No
Who suffers from a paralegal's unethical conduct? - Answer✔The client, employing firm and
attorney
Why do paralegals abide by ethical rules? - Answer✔To protect their employers from liability
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Why was the paralegal profession established? - Answer✔Born in the 1960s out of concern for
the profitability of the legal profession as it was structured
What did the ABA study conducted in the early 1960s reveal? - Answer✔The lawyers businesses
were not as profitable as those of other professionals, such as doctors, dentists, and architects
What differences did the ABA find between the legal profession and other professions? -
Answer✔Other professions were professionally managed and used assistants
The ABA determined that paralegals could enhance the legal profession by doing what three
things? - Answer✔-Increase lawyers efficiency
-Decrease costs to the clients
-Increase the attorneys profitability
What is the ABA's paralegal committee called? - Answer✔ABA Standing Committee on
Paralegals
When were the first formal paralegal education programs established? - Answer✔Early 1970s
When did the ABA begin its approval process of paralegal programs? - Answer✔1975
What are the names of the three national paralegal associations? - Answer✔-The National
Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
-The National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
-The American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc.
What are the sanctions that a paralegal association can impose on paralegals who violate its
code of ethics? - Answer✔-Letters of reprimand
-Counseling
-Attendance at an ethics course approved by committee
-Probation
-Suspension of authority to practice
-Revocation of authority to practice
-Imposition of a fine
-Assessment of costs
-Referral to the appropriate authority if criminal activity is found
Why has it been a problem to monitor adherence to an organization's ethical code? -
Answer✔Because unless a violation has been reported, the association is unaware of the
violation
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