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If your a paralegal can you interview a client?

Here is a little ex: the lawyer u work for made an appointment to have a potential client come in for a consultation and the lawyer asks u to come in and tells u to interview the client while the lawyer is in another room with a client. Can you interview them without committing unauthorized practice if u have a lawyer review or you will be committing unauthorized practice of law?


    




Lil' Baby Sweetcheeks
The first thing a paralegal must learn is the proper use of the words "your" and "you're".
Yes, a paralegal may interview a client (ie get intake information, details of litigation/legal matter), but the paralegal is restricted in that she may not give legal advice to that client.


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I doubt you are a paralegal...But I'll answer nonetheless.

Like the first posted said, paralegals can conduct consultations and gather pertinent information. Many times it is simply a waste of time and money for the attorneys to do the initial consults themselves.

However, the paralegal cannot answer questions about legal procedure, give legal advice, or quote fees.



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Yes.

BUT the paralegal cannot give legal advice.





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