Indicate which of the following does not belong in the statement below:

A law firm has the following persons on its payroll:

Read the following scenario and select the correct statement below:

Precious wants to sell her car to Mandy for R 180 000. She asks her attorney to draft the contract of sale. Her attorney is willing to do so but requires a deposit of R15 000. After receiving the deposit of R15 000, the attorney drafts the contract of sale. Both Precious and Mandy are happy with the contract and sign it. The contract requires that Mandy pays the full purchase price of R180 000 into the attorneys’ trust account. After Mandy pays the R180 000 to the attorney, the car is then transferred to Mandy’s name. The contract of sale stipulates that Precious is responsible for all the legal costs. The attorney delivers the invoice to Precious for R 6500 in legal fees and R500 for expenses (telephone calls and postage).

How much is the total amount of money the attorney is entitled to?

Read the following statement and select the correct option below.

An act is unethical if it conflicts with the _____________ of a society.

A law firm requires services of number of people who are usually on its payroll.

Indicate which of the following does not belong in the statement above:

Select the correct option from the statements below.

(a) A judge is appointed by the President and has an LLB degree.

(b) A conveyancer is a specialist attorney with an LLB degree.

Select the correct option below.

The phrase actio sequitur means:

Select the incorrect answer.

A paralegal:

Read the following scenario and select the correct statement below:

Mrs Smit wants to institute a divorce action against her husband, Mr Smit. She consults an attorney to help her institute the divorce action. The attorney informs Mrs Smit that he requires a deposit of R10 000 before he can assist her with the divorce action. The attorney prepares the divorce summons, issue the summons at court and instruct the Sheriff to serve it to Mr Smit. The drafting of the summons costs R1 500 and the service (delivery) of summons by the Sheriff amounts to R500. After Mr Smit receives the summons, he convinces Mrs Smit to give their marriage another chance for the sake of their children. Mrs Smit agrees and a relieved Mr Smit agrees to pay Mrs Smit through the attorney an amount of R90 000 as a token of appreciation for agreeing to save their marriage.

What is the total amount of money the attorney is entitled to?