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PARALEGAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANT ETHICS RESOURCES
 
  ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals
          Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services
   
   
  Florida Bar "Florida Registered Paralegal Program"
          Rules as originally proposed
          Florida Supreme Court's decision approving the Program -- In re: Amendment to The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar -- Florida Registered Paralegal Program, 969 So.2d 360 (Fla. 2007)
          Rules as adopted (Chapter 20, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar)
          Florida Bar website for Florida Registered Paralegal Program
          Florida Bar Registered Paralegal Program Committee
   
   
  "Florida Legal Ethics Guide for Paralegals and Attorneys Who Utilize Paralegals" (4th ed.) by Tim Chinaris
          Now available from Lexis.com Bookstore or Florida Bar CLE Publications
   
   
  National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
          Code of Ethics
          Model Standards and Guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants
          Summary of Definitions of Terms ("paralegal" and "legal assistant")
   
   
  National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
          Conflicts of Interest
          Definition of "paralegal"
          Ethics Opinions
          Ethics page
          Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Guidelines for Enforcement
          Professional Development page
   
   
  Paralegal Association of Florida
        Definitions (of "paralegal" and "legal assistant")
        Ethics Code

 

 

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