Written from a paralegal perspective, this book uses plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged in the ethics of the legal profession. Its unique approach focuses on researching one’s own state laws and codes–and applying those to cases, collaborative assignments and hypothetical situations in the text. This edition features chapter-by-chapter updates, In the News articles, and video case studies designed to spark class discussion. With its lively narrative and state-specific approach, it tackles important ethical issues and shows how to research possible courses of action.
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Written by a leading authority in the field of paralegal ethics, Ethics for the Legal Professional sets the standard for professional responsibility textbooks. The seventh edition has been reorganized to reflect changes in the paralegal profession and to improve the flow of material to enhance student understanding. Many new exercises and applications reinforce and apply concepts to real world situations and new integrated video case studies help bring the real world into the classroom.
Paralegal Professional Ethics Classroom Video Series on DVD
This series contains 24 scenarios written by the author that present common ethical situations paralegals will encounter on the job. Teaching notes are provided in the Instructor’s Manual for each video. These videos are provided free of charge to adopters of the 7th Edition.
New! Companion Website
Go to www.prenhall.com/orlik for state specific resources, links to online resources, practice quizzes, and the video case studies presented in the text.
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About the Author
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.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Ethics for the Legal Professional by Deborah K. Orlik barely earns three stars. It aims to cover basics of topics like unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, and conflict of interest in what it describes as "plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged." Commendable as this is, the author strays from plain English and an upbeat tone into an annoying, breezy style that seems like more of a disjointed, unrehearsed presentation than a book that has gone through six editions over two decades. For example, in discussing the improper division of fees as an aspect of unauthorized practice of law, the author begins a paragraph with, "Repeat after me: Fee splitting is evil and I'll never do it." While some may appreciate such an attempt at humor, in a textbook it comes off as unprofessional. Additionally, chapters are not well organized and seem to jump from topic to topic without clear connections.On the positive side, the text does contain numerous review questions and discussion materials, along with relevant case law which clarifies some of the issues. But that barely compensates for the drawbacks. Hopefully the seventh edition will rectify the situation.
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