Andrew Paralegal Works for Madeline Attorney, a Very Busy Woman

question 4

Multiple Choice

Andrew Paralegal works for Madeline Attorney, a very busy woman. Sometimes when Andrew needs to have his work supervised, Madeline is too busy. Andrew is pretty self-sufficient, so he just deals with it, covering up for the fact that Madeline does not review his work. Andrew

• A) is only guilty of UPL if Madeline is aware that he needs to have his work supervised.
• B) is only guilty of UPL if Madeline is not aware that he needs to have his work supervised.
• C) cannot be guilty of UPL so long as he is working for a law firm. UPL is for people who do not work for lawyers.
• D) is probably guilty of UPL because his work is not being supervised. He is essentially practicing law if Madeline does not review his work.

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