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Nassau Bar Okay’s Real Estate Closings by Paralegals

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR February 2003] An ethics opinion of the Nassau Bar has advised that under the general provisions of DR 1-104(C) (requiring a law firm to supervise the work of partners, associates, and non-lawyers who...
Lawyer’s Duty to Supervise Paralegals

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By Barry H. Berke & Ronald W. Adelman [Originally published in NYPRR November 2000] Lawyers rely on paralegals to perform a wide range of tasks. Some limit the work of paralegals to organizing and maintaining files. Others call upon them to render...
Guide to Dos & Don’ts for Paralegals

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By Lazar Emanuel [Originally published in NYPRR September 1998] Legal assistants and paralegals have become an indispensable part of a modern law office. In its booklet, Guidelines for the Utilization by Lawyers of the Services of Legal Assistants...

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