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Clearly written, and replete with design elements that facilitate study and review, the Concise Guide to Paralegal Ethics provides succinct coverage that focuses on the professional paralegal. Perfect for use in shorter courses, or substantive courses with an ethics component, the Fifth Edition provides timely and thorough coverage of all major legal ethics topics.
New to the Fifth Edition:
Discussion of how the ethics of technology affects paralegals in matters of confidentiality and privilege, competence, conflicts of interest, and advertising
Changes in legal practice that add to the responsibilities of paralegals
Refreshed review questions, discussion questions, hypotheticals, and projects
Professors and students will benefit from:
Consistent emphasis on how the rules of ethics affect paralegals
Authoritative writing in a well-organized format
Helpful overviews in every chapter
Italicized key terms with corresponding definitions in the margins
Review questions, hypotheticals, discussion points, and projects
Relevant ethics codes, conveniently located in the Appendix
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About the authors
Therese A. Cannon
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Teri has been involved in the paralegal profession since 1975. Currently, she is the Chief Student Affairs, Operations and Accreditation Officer for Minerva Schools and Keck Graduate Institute. She has served as Dean of two law schools, most recently John F. Kennedy University School of Law, and as Dean or Director of two paralegal programs. She was the Educational Consultant to the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals for ten years and previously served on both the Committee and its Approval Commission, including three years as chair. She is a past president of the American Association for Paralegal Education, having served six years on its Board of Directors. Her other positions have included Educational Standards Consultant to the State Bar of California and Associate Dean at San Francisco State University. In addition to her two books on legal ethics, Teri has written extensively on paralegal education and management issues and diversity in the legal profession and has held various roles for the paralegal professional associations. Teri taught ethics for more than 30 years. She holds a law degree from Loyola Law School Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from UCLA and is licensed to practice law in California.