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

question 5

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
• 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;

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