Author Question: Organization is the key to ensuring that deadlines and the duty of competence are met. This can be ... (Read 43 times)

Themember4 · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Organization is the key to ensuring that deadlines and the duty of competence are met. This can be accomplished by which of the following?

a. Computerized calendaring and tickler systems
b. Manual calendaring and tickler systems
c. Checking frequently with the supervising attorney about new and revised
deadlines
d. All of these choices are correct

Question 2

Paralegal Susan arrives at her office at 9:00 A.M. Every morning on arriving in the office, Susan normally checks her personal calendar for the day's court filing deadlines. Today, however, the secretary is out sick and Susan must man the phones and word

processor for her. Susan forgets to check her calendar until
the end of the day. As a result, she fails to file an important document with the
court on behalf of her supervising attorney. Which ethical rule has been
breached?
a. The duty of client confidentiality
b. The work product doctrine
c. The conflict of interest rule
d. The duty of competence