Overview

Ethics and Professional Practice for Paralegals, part of our Working with the Law series, was the first college text on paralegal ethics and professional practice. The second edition is fully congruent with the learning competencies mandated by the Law Society of Upper Canada for paralegal ethics, professional responsibility, practice management, and record keeping. This book is a complete guide to the Paralegal Rules of Conduct, the Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines, and the bylaws applicable to paralegal practice. Ethics and Professional Practice for Paralegals, 2nd Edition will serve your students well into their careers as practising paralegals

TopFeatures

• Explains how to read and apply the Paralegal Rules of Conduct and Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines
• Discusses the general duty of integrity and civility; the role of the paralegal as mediator; the obligation to answer undertakings; and the application of the Ontario Human Rights Code to paralegal practice
• Explains how to comply with By-law 7.1 client identification and verification requirements
• Discusses the duties arising from the paralegal–client relationship, and how to manage the client relationship and client expectations
• Thoroughly explores the duties of competence, confidentiality, and avoidance of conflicts of interest
• Explains the obligations of ethical advocacy and the paralegal’s duties to the client, to the administration of justice, and to licensees and others
• Explains bank accounts and record-keeping requirements in a paralegal practice in simple language, with illustrated examples of standard transactions
• Includes clear learning objectives and end-of-chapter review questions and exercises
• Instructor's Resources
  • Includes an Instructor’s Guide with answers to all review and discussion questions

Top Content Summary

• Chapter 1: Paralegal Governance in Ontario
• Chapter 2: Professionalism
• Chapter 3: The Client
• Chapter 4: Duty to Clients
• Chapter 5: Advocacy (Rule 4, Guideline 12)
• Chapter 6: Duty to Others
• Chapter 7: Practice Management
• Chapter 8: Accounting, Bank Accounts, and Bookkeeping (By-law 9)