Lawyer Ethics of Using Paralegals
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Ethics Credits
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- Categories:
- Ethics
- Faculty:
- Thomas E. Spahn
- Original Program Date:
- Jan 27, 2026
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Effective delegation elevates service, but ethics rules set clear guardrails. Learn how to supervise work, protect confidentiality, and prevent unauthorized practice. We provide workflows and billing practices that withstand client and court review.
Schedule:
- Implement Model Rule 5.3 supervision with practical checklists.
- Safeguard client data in shared drives and remote settings.
- Describe and bill paralegal time with clarity and accuracy.
- Set boundaries on client communications and court appearances.
Faculty
Thomas E. Spahn Related Seminars and Products
McGuireWoods, LLP
Thomas E. Spahn is a partner in the McLean, Virginia office of McGuireWoods, LLP, where he has a substantial practice advising clients on properly creating and preserving the attorney-client privilege and work product protections. For more than 30 years he has lectured extensively on legal ethics and professionalism and has written “The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine: A Practitioner’s Guide,” a 750 page treatise published by the Virginia Law Foundation. Mr. Spahn has served as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and as a member of the Virginia State Bar's Legal Ethics Committee.
