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By Marvin E. Frankel & Ronald W. Adelman [Originally published in NYPRR February 2001] The ABA’s Ethics Commission 2000 has proposed a draft new Model Rule 1.18, titled “Duties to a Prospective Client.” The proposed rule, which merits and...
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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...