This completely updated, definitive text on legal ethics & professional responsibility for legal assistants provides timely coverage of all ethical principles from the perspective of the practicing paralegal. The book includes: specific rules from the ABA Model Code & Model Rules on which state codes are based: references to the relevant ABA Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistant Services; & ethical canons of the two major paralegal associations. Some features of special interest: the hallmarks that have Cannon's book so successful have been retained: extremely clear explanatory text accompanied by excellent examples; each chapter includes cases that demonstrate how the principles & rules are applied to legal assistants, review questions, & discussion questions that can be assigned as projects; Therese Cannon is a well-know & respected leader in paralegal education, & her book is regarded as one of the best available for paralegal students. The new Third Edition offers: new cases & trends in how states are addressing ethical isues involving paralegals; updated sections on unauthorized practice of law, non-lawyer legal services providers, conflicts of interest, & regulation; new information in chapter on confidentiality, particularly addressing changes resulting from technological innovations, & new cases dealing with confidentiality; coverage of new state ethical guidelines for using paralegals; & appendices updated with latest versions of ethical codes.