Negotiating settlememt family law essay

You are a paralegal in a small law office that focuses on family law. Your supervising attorney has prepaid vacation plans for a family reunion but your client needs a property settlement agreement negotiated and drafted right away. Your attorney instructs you to negotiate with the other side to strike a deal that the client would consider to be “fair.”

As a paralegal, what would you do? How would you proceed? Research and locate the National Association of Legal Assistants rules. Based on the applicable rules in this situation, what ethical issues would arise? Write a 300-500 word essay based on your research and findings explaining the legal basis for how you would proceed in this situation.

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State is Minnesota

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As a paralegal, what would you do? Talk to the client about what they want and what is flexible to them. Inform the attorney for approval before you finalise anything, after confirming with the client about the settlement. As a paralegal one has to be extra careful not to practice law (Statsky,1992).

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