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Accountability
Example: Acknowledging and rectifying errors in practice. Importance: Maintains accountability and trust in the lawyer-client relationship.
Fairness
Example: Representing clients without discrimination and ensuring equality before the law. Importance: Establishes equitable treatment for all clients and supports the justice system's integrity.
Respect for Legal Colleagues
Example: Collaborating and maintaining civility with opposing counsel. Importance: Encourages a collaborative legal community and enhances the professionalism of the bar.
Competence
Example: Continuously updating legal knowledge and skills. Importance: Ensures that clients receive well-informed and effective representation.
Public Service
Example: Providing pro bono legal services to the underprivileged. Importance: Ensures access to justice and legal assistance for all segments of society.
Conflict of Interest
Example: Avoiding representation of clients with opposing interests. Importance: Maintains professional judgment and loyalty to each client.
Integrity
Example: Upholding the law and not engaging in dishonest behaviors. Importance: Fosters trust in the legal profession and respect for the rule of law.
Procedural Fairness
Example: Ensuring that the client has a fair opportunity to present their case. Importance: Contributes to a just legal system and the right to a fair trial.
Fiduciary Duty
Example: Managing a client's assets with care and loyalty. Importance: Protects client interests and property, ensuring the lawyer's role as a trustworthy fiduciary.
Continuing Education
Example: Regularly attending legal seminars and courses. Importance: Keeps lawyers up-to-date on the latest laws and practices to provide the best service to clients.
Advocacy
Example: Zealously representing a client while maintaining honesty with the court. Importance: Balances the duty to represent clients effectively with the need to remain truthful and ethical.
Professionalism
Example: Treating all parties involved with courtesy and respect. Importance: Promotes a civil and functional legal system.
Respect for the Courts
Example: Maintaining decorum in the courtroom and being truthful in representations to the judiciary. Importance: Upholds the dignity of the legal process and the effectiveness of the justice system.
Diligence
Example: Promptly executing responsibilities and not neglecting a client's case. Importance: Ensures timely and thorough legal representation.
Confidentiality
Example: Not disclosing information about a client's case to outside parties. Importance: Preserves the client's privacy and trust in the legal system.
Communication
Example: Keeping the client informed about their case and obtaining consent for key decisions. Importance: Enables clients to make informed decisions and strengthens the lawyer-client relationship.
Legal and Non-Legal Remedies
Example: Advising clients on alternative dispute resolutions. Importance: Provides comprehensive counsel that includes both legal and non-legal options for resolving issues.
Fiscal Responsibility
Example: Avoiding excessive fees and being transparent about billing practices. Importance: Builds trust with clients and maintains the integrity of the legal profession.
Compliance with Law
Example: Abiding by all applicable laws and regulations in practice. Importance: Reinforces the role of lawyers as upholders of the law and role models in society.
Reporting Misconduct
Example: Informing appropriate authorities about ethical violations by peers. Importance: Helps in maintaining the legal profession's standards and trustworthiness.
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