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26. Jan is a paralegal employed by Curley & Moe, a mid-size law firm. Her supervising attorney is Bob. Bob is representing Gil in the sale of the manufacturing division of Gil’s business. Jan is aware that, pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, Curley & Moe is holding $75,000 in its trust account. Curley & Moe has procedures for handling client money and deposit of fees, and those procedures include using a check request form to obtain checks for payment of funds out of the firm’s trust account. However, all accounts are overseen by a senior partner, and only two senior partners are signatories on the trust account. Under the purchase and sale agreement, the $75,000 can be released to Gil when all assets of the manufacturing division have been transferred to the purchaser. After a month of work, all of the assets have been transferred. Jan’s supervising attorney has asked Jan to submit a check request to the office manager and obtain a check payable to Gil in the amount of $75,000. From the answer choices listed below, what is Jan’s best response?
27. Sunrise Travel is a Florida corporation that markets cruises and other vacation packages. It employs 500 people. Sunrise Travel’s Articles of Incorporation state that all employees are considered at-will employees, except for the President and other officers appointed by the Board of Directors. Mr. Hernandez is the President of Sunrise Travel. Sunrise Travel’s Human Resources Department issued an employee handbook stating that the rules in the handbook apply to all at-will employees. If a paralegal concluded that the rules of the employee handbook do not apply to Mr. Hernandez, would that conclusion be correct?
29. Bigtime Business is a Minnesota corporation that manufactures widgets and employs 500 individuals. Bigtime Business’s Articles of Incorporation state that all employees are considered at-will employees, except for the President and other officers appointed by the Board of Directors. Bigtime Business’s employees formed a union, and all employees joined, but the union agreed in a collective bargaining agreement that the rules in Bigtime Business’s employee handbook apply to all at-will employees. If a paralegal concluded that the rules of the employee handbook applied to Mr. Hernandez, what minor premise is necessary for that conclusion?
30. Teri is a paralegal who works for a three-attorney law firm. Teri works mainly for Cheryl on family law and custody matters. David is a former client whose divorce was finalized about six months ago. One afternoon when Cheryl was in court, Teri received a call from David. David said that he really liked Cheryl’s work on his case and that he wanted to hire the firm for another matter. David asked if he could drop off a check that afternoon payable to the firm’s trust so that he could “withdraw” the funds at a later time. He said he wasn’t interested in receiving interest on the funds and would pay a reasonable fee for time the funds were in the trust account. From the answer choices listed below, what is Jan’s best response?
