Ethics for the Legal Professional, 6/E
Deborah K. Orlik

ISBN-10: 0132436477
ISBN-13: 9780132436472

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 04/30/2007

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Course:  Ethics courses taught in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, and Legal Assistant programs.

 

Ethics for the Legal Professional sets the standard for professional responsibility textbooks. Now in its sixth edition, the text has been reorganized to reflect the changes in the paralegal profession.  It begins with concrete concepts that have been given some clear direction in the courts and state legislatures (UPL confidentiality and conflicts) before moving on to the more technical, rule-driven concepts (advertising, billing and fees), and then to the most abstract rules (competence, zealous representation and integrity).  Written from the viewpoint of the paralegal, this book uses plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged. It then reinforces each chapter’s learning objectives with improved end-of-chapter materials such as multiple choice, fill in the blank and true/false questions.  Unique to the 6th Edition, is end of chapter materials for classroom collaborative learning activities, hypotheticals for classroom discussion, and cases for consideration, each with their own set of questions.  Still the most popular book in its genre, the 6th Edition continues to tackle the most important ethical issues facing paralegals today in a frank, conversational style. New to this edition are 24 scenario-based videos that deal with the most common ethical situations paralegals will encounter on the job.

 

Course:  Ethics courses taught in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, and Legal Assistant programs.

 

Ethics for the Legal Professional sets the standard for professional responsibility textbooks. Now in its sixth edition, the text has been reorganized to reflect the changes in the paralegal profession.  It begins with concrete concepts that have been given some clear direction in the courts and state legislatures (UPL confidentiality and conflicts) before moving on to the more technical, rule-driven concepts (advertising, billing and fees), and then to the most abstract rules (competence, zealous representation and integrity).  Written from the viewpoint of the paralegal, this book uses plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged. It then reinforces each chapter’s learning objectives with improved end-of-chapter materials such as multiple choice, fill in the blank and true/false questions.  Unique to the 6th Edition, is end of chapter materials for classroom collaborative learning activities, hypotheticals for classroom discussion, and cases for consideration, each with their own set of questions.  Still the most popular book in its genre, the 6th Edition continues to tackle the most important ethical issues facing paralegals today in a frank, conversational style. New to this editon are 24 scenario-based videos that deal with the most common ethical situations paralegals encounter on the job.

 

Hallmark Features

 

Written from the viewpoint of the paralegal—not a lawyer.

  • Keeps the tone warm and the language user-friendly, and creates a sense of camaraderie by drawing the reader into the paralegal profession. 

Written using plain English—throughout the text

  • Avoids legalese and jargon so the material is easier to understand 

Hypothetical situations—begin and end each chapter

  • Provide a real-world context from which to apply case law presented in the chapter.
  • At the end of each chapter, the student is invited to review the opening hypothetical again, this time with new knowledge from the chapter.

Questioning framework—guides each section

  • Introduces each section of every chapter with a question and then provides the answer in the material that follows.
  • Goes beyond most texts to not only pose questions, but also provide answers that improve clarity and increase understanding.
  • Allows the student to stay focused on the lesson objectives from the beginning of the chapter through to the end. 

New! Reorganized to reflect the changes in the paralegal profession–beginning with what paralegals and lawyers are and ending with a discussion of the umbrella duty of integrity.

  • Organizes coverage from concrete concepts to abstract concepts in three steps–i.e. begins with concrete concepts (UPL confidentiality and conflicts) before moving on to the more technical, rule-driven concepts (advertising, billing and fees), and then to the most abstract rules (competence, zealous representation and integrity). 
  • Helps make the material more relevant to the paralegal and increases their opportunity for understanding. 

New! A separate chapter for fees and billing–see Chapter 6.

  • Includes a more complete discussion of client trust accounts as well as pro bono service, referral fees, types of fee agreements, retainers and more! 

New! Expanded discussions of how technology impacts the rules of ethics!

  • Discusses how technology has affected the duty of confidentiality and the attorney/client privilege, including a discussion on the use of metadata, a section on storing and destroying client files, and a section on lawyers using “pretexting”. 

New! Improved end-of-chapter exercises, cases, hypotheticals for class discussion and classroom collaborative activities!

  • Offers a variety of assignment materials at the end of each chapter, including: multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions; cases for consideration; collaborative activities for small groups of students, and hypotheticals including the case on which each is based so students can discover how a court resolved the issue.
  • Provides students and instructors with many different ways to learn about the chapter material and many assessment methods. 
  • Each chapter has something for the visual learner, audible learner, kinesthetic learner and the learner who wants to have fun and learn at the same time! 

New! Model Rules appear as they are referenced in the text — via separate boxes integrated into each chapter.

  • Places pertinent information at the reader’s fingertips.
  • Appendices include the NALA and NFPA codes so the student can find this important material easily for comparing and contrasting. 

New! Paralegal Professional Ethics Classroom Video Series
This series contains 24 scenarios written by Deborah Orlik that present common ethical situations paralegals will encounter on the job. Teaching notes are provided in the Instructor’s Manual for each video. 

  • UPL Issue: Giving Advice
  • UPL Issue: When Friends Ask for Legal Advice
  • UPL Issue: Helping the Client without Practicing Law
  • UPL Issue: Traditional Exceptions
  • UPL Issue:  Disclosure of Status
  • UPL Issue: Interviewing a Client
  • UPL Issue: Working with a Witness
  • UPL Issue: Working with Experts
  • UPL Issue: Improper Supervision
  • UPL Issue: Helping Client Fill Out Forms
  • Privilege Issue: Misdirected Email   
  • Confidentiality Issue: Need to Know Circle 
  • Confidentiality Issue: Public Information
  • Confidentiality Issue: Disclosure of Damaging Information
  • Confidentiality Issue: Family Exception?
  • Confidentiality Issue: Attorney Client Privilege
  • Conflict of Interest Issue: Relationships with Clients
  • Conflict of Interest Issue: Independent Paralegal
  • Conflict of Interest Issue: Gift to Judge
  • Fees and Billing Issue: Contemporaneous Timekeeping
  • Fees and Billing Issue: Using Time Effectively
  • Zealous Representation Issue: When You Are Asked To Lie
  • Zealous Representation Issue: Handling Evidence
  • Zealous Representation Issue: Candor to the Court
  • Zealous Representation Issue: Signing Documents

Chapter 1.      Regulation of the Legal Profession/Lawyer Regulation

Chapter 2.      Unauthorized Practice of Law

Chapter 3.      Confidentiality

Chapter 4.      Conflicts of Interest–the Duty of Loyalty

Chapter 5.      Advertising and Solicitation

Chapter 6.      Fair Fees and Client Trust Accounts

Chapter 7.      Competence and Negligence

Chapter 8.      The Duty of Zealous Representation

Chapter 9.      The Umbrella Duty of Integrity

Deborah Orlik, Esq. has been teaching ethics to legal assistants since 1984.  Her book, Ethics for the Legal Assistant, first published in 1986, was the first book dedicated to the subject of professional responsibility for non-lawyers.

 

She has lectured nation-wide on the subject of professional responsibility to lawyers, paralegals, and other professionals.

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