Ashley Dorris
PLG105
10/28/2022
Chapter 2 Discussion
Answer the following question(s):
1. What is ethics?
Ethics is the study of good and wrong more so when it comes to the actions of groups
or individuals. It is the concern of ethics to study the right or immoral behavior when faced with an
ethical dilemma. Ethics, regarding the workplace, are a set of guidelines and expectations that employers
and employees govern themselves.
2. Can the confidentiality between attorney and client be lost?
Yes, there are various methods for
attorney-client confidentiality to be breached. By repeating a conversation with an attorney to someone
else or having a third person present during a conversation with the lawyer, a client can lose the
attorney-client privilege. Lawyers are usually obligated not to repeat anything they have spoken with
their client about the case.
3. What ethical guidelines, if any, does your state follow? “
The ethical obligations of an Ohio lawyer to
her client are to be competent, diligent, and loyal, and to communicate with her client about the
representation and the matter for which the lawyer was engaged, and to keep confidential and not to
misuse information related to the representation, except as required or allowed by the Rules.” (Barreto
and Mikhaiel)
4. Explain the difference between the moral and ethical obligations of the paralegal.
Morals are my
personal beliefs on what is wrong and right. Ethical is what is considered right and wrong within a
workplace environment that you have been told are the guidelines of the company. As a paralegal
especially, you must keep a balance between what you personally believe is right and wrong and what
your employer is telling you.
References
Barreto, Amanda, and Mark Mikhaiel. “ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR OFFICERS OF THE COURT.”
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR JOURNAL
, Dec. 2019, p. 36., www.sssb-law.com/media/2027/sssb-
article_barjournal_1219-barreto-mikhaiel.pdf. Accessed 28 Oct. 2022.
