LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: In Private, Paralegal, Counterclaim
15 Sep 2017
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Training although most paralegals are well - trained and thoroughly - experienced, they are not, in contrast to lawyers, subject to mandatory educational requirements. (there is, however, a growing movement to impose standardized educational requirements upon paralegals. If that movement is successful, paralegals will more closely resemble lawyers. ) Regulated profession similarly, while every practicing lawyer must be a member of a law society, paralegals are not currently subject to the same requirement. (once again, however, the situation may change in the near future. ) Mandatory codes of conduct although every practicing lawyer is subject to his or her law society"s code of conduct, paralegals are not currently subject to any parallel regime. (but again, the situation may change in the future. ) Privilege whether he spoke with a lawyer or a paralegal, marshall"s conversations would be confidential. Consequently, neither a lawyer or a paralegal would generally be entitled to disclose the content of those communications to some third party.
