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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A is mandatory for both paralegals and attorneys
B is mandatory for paralegals
C is voluntary for both paralegals and attorneys
D is mandatory for attorneys
Question #2
A Through their own law firms
B All of these
C Through bar associations
D Through paralegal associations
Question #3
A Includes only people with appropriate formal paralegal education
B Includes only people who are supervised by lawyers
C None of these
D Includes nonlawyer practitioners who serve the public
Question #4
A A high rate of retention of new lawyers
B A higher proportion of ethnically diverse attorneys than the general population
C An outstanding record for promoting women to the top ranks of law firms.
D High turnover and burnout.
Question #5
A Encouraged lawyers to do pro bono and public service
B All of these
C Offered client relations programs
D Promoted continuing education in ethics for lawyers
Question #6
A The bar has commissioned studies to prove that lawyers are not more inclined to substance abuse than other professions
B State and local bar associations have “legal assistance” programs that provide confidential counseling to lawyers with such problems
C The bar will not admit anyone with a history of substance abuse or alcoholism until they have been clean for five years
D Law schools screen for substance abuse and do not admit students with such problems
Question #7
A Are mandatory in California
B Advise lawyers on how to conduct themselves
C Have been integrated into the ethics rules
D All of these
Question #8
A Require lawyers to report unethical conduct
B Require lawyers to report only subordinates
C Require lawyers to report unethical conduct unless the lawyer in question is under their supervision
D Require lawyers to report misconduct only if a client is harmed
Question #9
A Lawyers are more interested in making money that what is right
B All of these
C Lawyers manipulate the legal process to win
D Lawyers charge too much
Question #10
A Lawyers are considered to be one of the top three professions that parents want their children to aspire to
B Lawyers are not held in high regard by many people in part because of well-publicized instances of lawyer misdeeds
C Lawyers are regarded as bastions of integrity and defenders of the constitution
D Lawyers are held in universal disdain for pervasive gouging of clients and ethical misconduct
