Paralegal Exam Graded A+

b. - ANSWER-Which of the following is true of paralegals? a. They may practice law b. They may not practice law c. They only do secretarial work d. They are granted a license to work by the state d. - ANSWER-Which of the following are tasks that paralegals may perform? a.Draft legal documents b. Conduct legal research c. Interview clients and witnesses d. All of the above b. - ANSWER-As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will NOT spend time: a. Contacting witnesses b. Arguing pretrial motions in court c. Preparing a trial notebook d. Researching issues d. - ANSWER-Legal assistants must be able to keep confidences because: a. Clients do not like their secrets told b. Confidential information could be used by others to the detriment of the client c. It is an ethical rule imposed on attorneys d. All of the above d. - ANSWER-How does the regulation of attorneys protect the public? a. By ensuring that an attorney is competent to practice b. By creating state bar associations c. By imposing specific ethical requirements d. (a) and (c) only b. - ANSWER-Engaging in actions defined by a state legislature as constituting the "practice of law" without the legal authorization to do so, describes which of the following? a. Licensing b. Unauthorized practice of law c. Malpractice d. Self-regulation e. - ANSWER-In a rush to get out of work early, Paralegal Sam carelessly performs legal research by failing to update a court's decision to find out if the state court of appeals of state supreme court reversed the decision that he found. This is an example of a breach of which of the following ethical rules?