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Chapter 2: Paralegals and Their Profession

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True/False Questions

1. One traditional feature of an occupation that qualifies it as a profession is licensure.

2. The ABA grants to paralegal programs the right to offer an associate’s or bachelor’s degree.

3. The NFPA and NALA have different opinions on some critical paralegal issues.

4. The ABA Model Guidelines on the Use of Paralegal Services is meant for attorneys.

5. ABA Model Rule 5.3 is the most important rule for paralegals and legal assistants to be aware of.

6. Most jurisdictions license paralegals, provided they have a college degree and agree to earn continuing legal education credits.

7. It is nearly impossible for a paralegal to be disciplined by his or her jurisdiction’s attorney-discipline committee, even if the paralegal commits an atrocious act of unethical behavior.

8. The U.S. Department of Labor classifies paralegals, like lawyers, as exempt from the overtime pay requirements.

9. The National Federation of Paralegal Associations prohibits suspended lawyers from becoming NFPA members.

10. California was the first state to allow paralegals and legal assistants to join its state bar association.

Fill in the Blank Questions

1. The current ABA Committee that is involved in paralegal issues is the ________________________________.

2. The national honor society of the American Association for Paralegal Education is _____________________________.

3. The certification exam offered by NFPA is called ___________________ and the certification exam offered by NALA is called ____________________.

4. The Department of Labor classifies job growth for paralegals up to 2014 as ________________________________.

5. According to ABA Model Rule 5.3 (Ethics 2000 version) a supervising lawyer will be responsible for the misconduct of his or her nonlawyer assistant if the lawyer ________________________ or ______________________________.

6. The first step for a court to take in sanctioning a nonlawyer for misconduct is the issuing of an ________________.

7. The two, key overtime exemptions that might apply to a paralegal are ______________________ and _________________________.

8. The Department of Labor’s position on paralegals being exempt from overtime is _______________________________________.

9. One of the key restrictions that usually applies where jurisdictions allow suspended or disbarred lawyers to work as paralegals is ____________________________.

10. One of the key prerequisites for bar association membership, where those state bar associations allow paralegal or legal assistant membership is ____________________________.

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