• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-1
  May an individual employed by a corporation use the title "paralegal" when the corporation does not employ in-house counsel to supervise or be accountable for the individual's work?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-2
  Is it ethical for a legal assistant to have her/his name appear on the law firm letterhead provided that the legal assistant's designation is clearly indicated?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-3
  May a paralegal with whom a conflict of interest in a legal matter has been identified erect an ethical wall? If so, what steps should be taken to erect and adhere to that ethical wall?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-4
  Is it ethical for a paralegal to bill clients for tasks which are more clerical and non-professional than substantive in nature?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-5
  Are contract paralegals retained by attorneys in law firms, corporations and other legal entities, required to comply with the same ethical obligations as employed or traditional paralegals?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 95-6
  What are the ethical implications, if any, of freelance paralegal solicitation of attorney clients?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 96-1
  What are the ethical implications concerning client confidentiality, if any, of paralegals communicating in cyberspace?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 96-2
  What are the ethical implications concerning the unauthorized practice of law as it relates to paralegals communicating in cyberspace?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 2000-1
  What language relating to a paralegal's education, training, experience or recognition can be included in advertising to the general public?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 05-1
   What are the ethical implications surrounding paralegals attending and signing in for an attorney at a CLE course?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 05-2
  What are the ethical implications concerning disbarred attorneys teaching paralegal courses?


• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 05-3
  Is there a "published" rule on paralegals receiving part of settlements in cases?
  

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 06-01
  What means of compensation can a paralegal receive for referring business to their firm?
  
  
• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 06-02
  What steps should a law firm take to preserve client confidentiality when it hires or otherwise uses outside persons or businesses?

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 06-03
  Can a paralegal continue to work in a law office during the thirty (30) days his/her attorney supervisor has been suspended from the practice of law?
  

• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 07-01
  Whether or not volunteering to draft bylaws or being asked to draft bylaws for a “Neighborhood Association” would be an ethical violation?


• NFPA Informal Ethics and Disciplinary Opinion No. 08-01
  What are a paralegal's obligations and responsibilities when an attorney becomes impaired due to age or disability?
  
  

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