Week 1 discussion Board Study notes
pdf
keyboard_arrow_up
School
Liberty University *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
340
Subject
Law
Date
Feb 20, 2024
Type
Pages
2
Uploaded by yorlli87
Family Law notes for help with assignments. Week 1: First discussion. Paralegal Duties and cohabitation 1.
Please be sure to review the Discussion rubric, and the Short Answer Homework Questions Rubric. Both of these assignments require proper academic essay structure in your responses. 2.
Please also review the Bluebook Citation Help
posted in the previous announcement, for information regarding proper citation for assignments.
3.
You must thoroughly answer the questions presented in the assignments, using research and analysis, primarily from your assigned readings and presentations
.
To earn credit for written assignments in this course (including essays and discussions), you need to submit college level writing.
Thread:
What activities would be considered unauthorized practice of law? From a biblical perspective, explain how you would address providing legal assistance to a client seeking divorce. Use cited Scripture inform your response. Fully explain your answers.
Paralegals are allowed to perform duties such as record keeping, filing, billing and maintaining the Attorney’s schedule for meetings and court dates, etc. They can also prepare letters of engagement or non engagement as well as gather preliminary information and documents essential to the case.One of the most important task of a paralegal is to research legal issues and assist attorneys in drafting briefs and memoranda. Paralegals can participate in interviews with clients and record notes in memoranda for the supervising attorney and the file. When participating in interviews they are expected to identify the nature of the clients need for service and establish whether or not a conflict of interest is present that would prohibit or restrict representation. They can determine if the attorney is able and willing to take the case. Another responsibility of many paralegals is to discuss the fee and payment terms and describe the nature and scope of attorney client confidentiality and privilege. Paralegal are expected to be able to identify deadlines and emergency situations
Paralegals are not allow to practice Law and therefore, they cannot offer legal advice or service. The giving of legal advice to a Client involves an exercise of professional judgment based on knowledge of the law.
Mary E. Wilson, Family Law for the paralegal 16 (3rd ed.2017. Pearson.
Preparing papers that will later be filed in court is also considered practicing law and paralegals are not allowed to do it. Another example of what would be considered unauthorized practice of law is if a paralegal would prepare
documents for an uncontested divorce without the supervision of an attorney. Mary E. Wilson, Family Law for the paralegal 16 (3rd ed.2017. Pearson.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help