Answer: A - No, Sonia cannot take this job because the position is only minimally supervised and the employer will not be maintaining a direct relationship with the client, nor keeping responsibility for the work. “A paralegal may perform any task . . . properly delegated and supervised by an attorney [if] the attorney is ultimately responsible to the client, maintains a direct relationship with the client, and assumes professional responsibility for the work product.” NALA Code, Canon 2. Answer A is the best choice because the advertisement’s job description is inconsistent with the NALA Code, and Sonia could be endangering her certification if she took the job. If the job were for a recognized non-profit agency, she could apply to become a BIA accredited representative once she was employed, but this does not apply to for-profit law firms.
