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Working with or employing unauthorized persons , supervisory responsibilities and license to provide legal services suspended or restricted
Duties when acting as a mediator, Security of Court facilities and public appearances and statements,
Duty to the administration of justice, encouraging respect for the administration of justice, officers of the court .
Duty to report, encouraging clients to report dishonest conduct and, duty to report certain offences
Duty to Others licensed by the law society, duty to the law society, and duty to respond promptly and co-operate with an investigation.
Withdrawal of representation continued
Withdrawal of representation continued
Withdrawal Continued
Withdrawal from representation continued
Withdrawal from representation continued
What does a retainer agreement or engagement letter include?
Whether to accept or decline the retainer
Managing the stages of the client relationship and discussing the initial screening stage .
Prohibition against non-licensees and contingency fees
Referral fee requirements , disclosure to client and prohibition against licensees in a CSO
Statement of account and appropriation of funds from trust
Charging fees and disbursements through civil society organizations and written confirmation
Timely disclosure to client and cost estimates and discussing No hidden fees
Medical -legal reports, Errors and official language rights,
Threatening penal or regulatory proceedings, clients with diminished capacity and clients under duress or undue influence
Commencing and settling legal proceedings, settlement offers and the use of alternative dispute resolution
Duties that the paralegal must fulfill when advising clients
The paralegal-client relationship ,definition of fiduciary and what the standard of competence requires a paralegal to do in a fiduciary relationship?
Public office Judicial interim release, unrepresented persons and conflicts checking systems
Personal relationships and Affliations, multi -discipline practices and civil society organizations.
Requirements for permissible transactions with clients, independent legal advice , independent legal representation and consent, Acting for a client in a transaction with the client, payment for legal services and Guaranteeing debts
Transfers between firms , paralegal firm disqualification, transferring paralegal disqualification, determination of compliance, paralegal due diligence for non-licensee staff, transactions with clients and borrowing from clients
Joint retainers , Advice to joint clients and short- term limited legal services
Definition of conflict of interest , recognizing situations in which conflicts arise, Avoiding conflicts of interest, Dealing with a conflict of interest and Consent