Lesson PLGL:A3-1
Rules of Professional Conduct
 
CD PLGL.  Paralegal Services
Unit A.  Introduction to the Paralegal Profession
Problem Area 3.  Ethics
Lesson 1.  Rules of Professional Conduct
 
 

The _____ provides ethical codes for attorney conduct with provisions for nonattorneys.

a. American Bar Association

b. National Association of Legal Assistants

c. National Federation of Attorneys

d. Supreme Court

Answer: a

Who regulates the practice of law in the United States?

a. American Bar Association

b. individual states and territories

c. local and regional courts

d. the federal government

Answer: b

Which of the following is true?

a. The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct has the final say in disbarments.

b. U.S. attorneys are required to abide by the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

c. Ethics issues faced by paralegals mirror those faced by attorneys.

d. The American Bar Association disciplines attorneys and paralegals.

Answer: c

What is defined as the principle of right or good conduct?

a. codes

b. doctrines

c. ethics

d. values

Answer: c