PAL 14 Legal Ethics-Ethics For the Legal Professional PARALEGAL BUSINESS CODES ASSIGNMENT- Student Name: _____Lidia Villasenor________________________ UsingCaliforniaBusiness & Professions Code section 6450, et seq., answ er each of the following que stions.Your answer must include a citation to the complete code section where you found your answer (for example:Business & Professions Code section 6450(b)(6)).The Code can be found on-line at the following link: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html Below is a useful resource published by the California Courts on how to cite cases and statutes: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/2DCA-SHM-Appendix3-Citing-Your-Sources.pdf Assignment Questions: 1.A paralegal can be employed by or contract with (list all): Attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, and who performs substantial legal work under the direction and supervision of an active member of the State Bar of California, as defined in Section 6060, or an attorney practicing law in the federal courts of this state, that has been specifically delegated by the attorney to him or her. 2.What tasks can a paralegal perform? A paralegal can perform the following tasks case planning, development, and management; legal research; interviewing clients; fact gathering and retrieving information; drafting and analyzing legal documents; collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney; and representing clients before a state or federal administrative agency if that representation is permitted by statute, court rule, or administrative rule or regulation. 3.Name at least three things a paralegal cannot do. A paralegal cannot provide legal advice, represent a client in court, and select, explain, draft, or recommend the use of any legal document to or for any person other than the attorney who directs and supervises the paralegal.
