Ethics for the Legal Professional (6th Edition) |  | Author: Deborah K. Orlik
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Edition: 6
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0132436477
Dewey Decimal Number: 174.3
EAN: 9780132436472
ASIN: 0132436477
Publication Date: May 10, 2007
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Product Description
Course: Ethics courses taught in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, and Legal Assistant programs. Ethics for the Legal Professional sets the standard for professional responsibility textbooks. Now in its sixth edition, the text has been reorganized to reflect the changes in the paralegal profession. It begins with concrete concepts that have been given some clear direction in the courts and state legislatures (UPL confidentiality and conflicts) before moving on to the more technical, rule-driven concepts (advertising, billing and fees), and then to the most abstract rules (competence, zealous representation and integrity). Written from the viewpoint of the paralegal, this book uses plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged. It then reinforces each chapter's learning objectives with improved end-of-chapter materials such as multiple choice, fill in the blank and true/false questions. Unique to the 6th Edition, is end of chapter materials for classroom collaborative learning activities, hypotheticals for classroom discussion, and cases for consideration, each with their own set of questions. Still the most popular book in its genre, the 6th Edition continues to tackle the most important ethical issues facing paralegals today in a frank, conversational style. New to this edition are 24 scenario-based videos that deal with the most common ethical situations paralegals will encounter on the job.
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 Very timely October 19, 2009
MsDowntown (Washington, DC)
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 Excellent Read March 8, 2008
Kenya Brown (Brooklyn, NY United States)
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I am a Paralegal Studies student & this book is a requirement. However, even if I weren't a student I would recommend the book. It's a very easy read & you don't have to be studying law on any level. It's an eye opener to what is & is not ethical in the legal system & why. I find it very interesting!
Class hasn't started yet & I am already enjoying this book immensely!
It's Good To Know What You Can Get Away with February 27, 2009
Michael F. Herrmann (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Covers the basics of the title. Gives you an inkling of what you might be able to get away with. Readable.
 Could have been better August 17, 2009
D.C.S. (Upper Chichester, PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ethics for the Legal Professional by Deborah K. Orlik barely earns three stars. It aims to cover basics of topics like unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, and conflict of interest in what it describes as "plain English and an upbeat tone to keep readers engaged." Commendable as this is, the author strays from plain English and an upbeat tone into an annoying, breezy style that seems like more of a disjointed, unrehearsed presentation than a book that has gone through six editions over two decades. For example, in discussing the improper division of fees as an aspect of unauthorized practice of law, the author begins a paragraph with, "Repeat after me: Fee splitting is evil and I'll never do it." While some may appreciate such an attempt at humor, in a textbook it comes off as unprofessional. Additionally, chapters are not well organized and seem to jump from topic to topic without clear connections.
On the positive side, the text does contain numerous review questions and discussion materials, along with relevant case law which clarifies some of the issues. But that barely compensates for the drawbacks. Hopefully the seventh edition will rectify the situation.
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