Comments on Vicki Voisin - The Paralegal Mentor with Paralegal Career Strategies: Paralegals: Thursday's Trivia Question

I agree with Mianne 150%. The second that any para...

2012-01-22T11:25:48.292-05:00

I agree with Mianne 150%. The second that any paralegal realizes she has a document, including emails, she shouldn't, she should immediately make her supervising attorney(s) aware of the situation. The supervising attorney should contact opposing counsel, and take it from there. The paralegal should not make any solo decisions about how to proceed. There may be legal issues involved, including whether the document is privileged or not.

Oh my goodness, most definitely C! I agree with M...

2012-01-19T16:03:04.937-05:00

Oh my goodness, most definitely C! I agree with Mianne - stop reading IMMEDIATELY and confer with supervising attorney. I would also ensure any information that I did read was kept privileged and not discussed with ANYONE.

I agree with Mianne. The only acceptable answer i...

2012-01-19T13:27:52.716-05:00

I agree with Mianne. The only acceptable answer is C. In addition, the person who made this error should be made aware so to help prevent future issues.

C. I would stop reading IMMEDIATELY; confer with ...

2012-01-19T11:36:19.940-05:00

C. I would stop reading IMMEDIATELY; confer with my supervising attorney; then contact opposing counsel for instruction on how to handle (do they want the material returned [mail/FedEx/courier] or would they want us to shred and provide a certificate of destruction).

Mianne L. Besser