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Paralegal

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Katrina is a lawyer with Gotcha & Payup, a law firm in Springfield. After spending the morning in trial, Katrina has just returned to the office. The trial will resume tomorrow because the judge will be hearing motions in other matters during the afternoon. Katrina has a brief conversation with Patty Paralegal and Sharon Secretary, and Katrina comments the trial went very well that morning. About an hour later, Sharon stops by Patty’s office and says “We should have the firm’s social media coordinator send out a tweet on Twitter® and let everyone know that the trial is going well.” What is the best way for Patty to respond out of the following options?
  1. Tell Sharon that she has a good idea and tell her to suggest it to Katrina.
  2. Tell Sharon that a tweet cannot be sent out because lawyers generally cannot make public comments on ongoing trials.
  3. Tell Sharon that tweeting about the trial a bad idea and then suggest the idea to Katrina.
  4. Tell Sharon that a tweet cannot be sent out unless the judge grants permission to Katrina.
Explanation
Answer: B - The best response is for Patty to tell Sharon that a tweet cannot be sent out because lawyers generally cannot make public comments on ongoing trials. Answer A is incorrect because lawyers generally cannot make public comments on ongoing trials. Answer C is incorrect for the same reason. Answer D is incorrect because the judge is unlikely to grant permission if the comment would create unfairness or prejudice the trial process.
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