Assignment task:
Patty works for Attorney Allison Sandstone, who asks Patty to research an issue and write a memo. Patty finds three sources on point: a case, a statute, and a lawyer's blog on the internet. She also gets a memo about the issue from her friend who works in another firm. What sources are best for Patty to use? Can she copy any of the material verbatim and put it in her memo? Explain.
Peter is a paralegal for Attorney Allen Ramsey. Allen is going trekking in Nepal and will be unavailable for three weeks. He leaves Peter with an assignment to draft an advocacy letter to a party their client is suing. Peter has composed this type of letter many times, and he is very familiar with the file, as he did all the prior research on the case. Allen asks Peter to look up the law, draft the letter, and sign Allen's name on it. Is this a violation of any rules? What should Peter say to Allen?