You are a new paralegal in an eight-attorney law firm. Your supervising attorney has instructed you to give clerical work to a legal secretary named Pat. Pat has been with the firm for many years and considers herself to have as much legal experience as any paralegal. She has made it perfectly clear that she will not peaceably make copies for you or help you in any way with any clerical work. Pat does not bill clients for her time, but you must. You are required to bill 1750 hours annually. You know that you are not allowed to record billable hours for time you spend doing clerical work. You are responding to a Request for Production of Documents in a case in litigation, and you estimate that it will take five hours to copy the documents. How would you handle the matter

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u.s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.