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Describe FOUR (4) examples of documents provided to a lawyer at the start of a retainer

Describe FOUR (4) examples of documents provided to a lawyer at the start of a retainer and that are created during the retainer as part of the provided legal services that the common law has identified belong to the client and that serve as a relevant example of how the jurisprudence may be applied to define a paralegal’s client file in future.
Authority: Text p. 173; Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines Guideline 10, paragraph 5

dentify the requirements that a paralegal must satisfy to maintain a valuable property record accounting

Identify the requirements that a paralegal must satisfy to maintain a valuable property record accounting for all property, other than money, that is held in trust for their clients.
Authority: Text p. 171; By-Law 9, section 18(9)

Describe the limitations imposed by the Law Society on a paralegal disclosing

Describe the limitations imposed by the Law Society on a paralegal disclosing the confidential information of their client without their client’s authority.
Authority: Text p. 138