Which of the Following Is a Task You, as a Paralegal

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a task you, as a paralegal, might have to do to construct an ethical wall around a specific attorney for a certain case?

• A) Prepare a memo to the office manager regarding the conflict and the need for special arrangements to ensure that the specific attorney will have no involvement in the case.
• B) Prepare a memo to the firm giving the case name, the nature of the conflict, the parties involved, and instructions to maintain a blanket of silence with respect to the specific attorney.
• C) Arrange for the lawyer's office to be on a separate floor from the team working on the case.
• D) Prepare a memo to the office manager regarding the conflict and the need for special arrangements to ensure that the specific attorney will have no involvement in the case, and prepare a memo to the firm giving the case name, the nature of the conflict, the parties involved, and instructions to maintain a blanket of silence with respect to the specific attorney only.
• E) Prepare a memo to the office manager regarding the conflict and the need for special arrangements to ensure that the specific attorney will have no involvement in the case; prepare a memo to the firm giving the case name, the nature of the conflict, the parties involved, and instructions to maintain a blanket of silence with respect to the specific attorney; and arrange for the lawyer's office to be on a separate floor from the team working on the case.

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Definitions:

Erikson

Renowned for his developmental theory which proposes eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood.

Trust

The firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.

Close Relationships

Emotional connections between individuals characterized by affection, trust, and mutual support.

Basic Trust

A fundamental sense of trustfulness and optimism, which Erikson believed was established in infancy and forms the basis of healthy psychological development.