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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

Teaching materials include:

• Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank
• PowerPoint slides