Doe Vs Condon Case Study

Doe - vs – Condon

For this assignment I will talking about the relationships between a paralegal and a lawyer that exhibits the unauthorized practice of law. A long with that I will going through and explaining the ethics of business relationships between a paralegal and a lawyer other than them being employee and employer. I will also be answering three questions for this assignment which is as followed. Is it the unauthorized practice of law for a paralegal employed by an attorney to conduct informational seminars for the general public on wills and trusts without the attorney being present? Is it the unauthorized practice of law for a paralegal employed by an attorney to meet with clients privately at the attorney’s office to answer general questions about wills and trust, along with gathering the basic information from the clients? Can a paralegal receive compensation from the paralegal’s law firm/employer through a profit-sharing arrangement based on the volume and type of case the paralegals are handling at the moment? …show more content…
(copy righted), (2000-2008 South Carolina Judicial Department), I find that a paralegal conducting unsupervised legal presentations for the public and answering legal questions from the audience engages in the unauthorized practice of law. Further, I find that a paralegal meeting an individually with clients to answer estate planning questions engages in the unauthorized practice of law. Finally, I find the proposed fee arrangement is improper and violates the ethical prohibition against fee splitting. For all three of these answers to the questions have all fell under the “unauthorized practice of law”, I will be explaining each one of the answers as clearly as I can explain each one of