Ethical Behaviour in Law Office Management

Law Office Management

Introduction
Ethical behaviour is one of the most important things in
the legal world. A highest legal standards need to be
presented by the lawyers and paralegals so that they can
argue on upholding the law.
Any breach of legal ethics can lead to revocation or
deferment of paralegal license, loss of job, a fine or strict
action for criminal activity.
For any doubt, Paralegals must adopt ethics code which
has been defined by their paralegal association.
It includes the Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibilities that can help them in making decisions
related to ethics.
Paralegals work closely with layers and to uphold the law
it is necessary for them to follow the code of ethics.

Professional integrity and
professional competence
Paralegals can be considered as the legal
profession’s representatives and they must keep
their performance above reproof.
The two important things for paralegals to exude are
integrity and competence.
Paralegals required executing all tasks
systematically and they should always look for
improving their skills and legal knowledge.
They are into a very serious job and they must
maintain professional conduct exactly like a teacher,
doctor or counsellor. Otherwise, they are very likely
to lose their integrity which may cause of losing jobs
(Currier &Eimermann, 2013).

Professional integrity and
professional competence
Getting gifts from different clients can show
the hard work of a paralegal and his/her
dedication towards the job.
 If a paralegal receives a coffee mug
printed client’s logo on it can be
appreciated and appropriate.
At the same time if a paralegal is being
offered with a certificate of $100 or an
invitation for spending a weekend on
client's yacht must be refused politely.