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Justified disclosure vs permitted disclosure
Describe the difference between “justified disclosure” and “permitted disclosure” of confidential client information. In your answer, describe a paralegal’s obligations to disclose their client’s confidential information for both of these categories of disclosure.
Authority: Text p. 138; Paralegal Rules of Conduct Rule 3.03(4)-(9); Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines Guideline 8
Describe the difference between “justified disclosure” and “permitted disclosure
Describe the difference between “justified disclosure” and “permitted disclosure” of confidential client information. In your answer describe a paralegal’s obligations to disclose their client’s confidential information for both of these categories of disclosure.
Authority: Text p. 138; Paralegal Rules of Conduct Rule 3.03(4)-(9); Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines Guideline 8
What are the two types of authorization that a client could provide for a paralegal
What are the two types of authorization that a client could provide for a paralegal to disclose their confidential information on their legal matter? In your answer provide an example of how a paralegal would recognize each of these types of client authorization.
Authority: Text pp. 137-38; Paralegal Rules of Conduct Rule 3.03(1)(a), Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines Guideline 8