LBD 2-4. The attorney for whom you work has asked you to prepare a paperbased on the following facts. Please review the facts of the case, research the governing ethical rules in your state, and draft a one to two page paper with your conclusions for your instructors review. Use a 12 point font and Courier, or Times New Roman font and use the rules of Standard American English. Double space your paper. Be sure to cite to all your source(s), such as cases, rules, or statutes. Mary Bryant was employed as a legal assistant by the law firm of Rock, Roll, and Remember. Ms. Bryant had a friend, Ruth Jones, who wanted to divorce her husband, Ralph Jones. Ms. Jones, however, did not feel she could afford to hire an attorney. Knowing that Ms. Bryants law firm did divorce work, she asked Ms. Bryant for assistance in filing her divorce suit. Ms. Bryant explained to her friend that she was not a lawyer and could not represent her. However, Ms. Bryant did agree to copy certain forms in her employers office and provide them to Ms. Jones so Ms. Jones could fill them out and file them pro se with the appropriate court. Ms. Bryant proceeded to do this without the knowledge of her employer. She provided the papers to Ms. Jones and explained to her how to fill them out and that was the extent of the assistance she rendered to her friend. However, to her surprise, Ralph Jones retained Rock, Roll, and Remember to represent him in the divorce action filed by Ms. Jones. Ms. Bryant did not work on the case and decided to say nothing about her assistance to Ms. Jones. This all came to light in the course of Ms. Joness discovery deposition. The law firm was fired by Mr. Jones. Ms. Bryant was fired by the law firm. An ethical complaint has now been filed against the law firm by Mr. Jones.
