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Prof Responsibility • Duties of a Lawyer
PR#001
Legal Definition
There are 21 fiduciary duties in 7 categories to be aware of (and we'll cover each of them in their own cards). You can remember the primary categories with this mnemonic: Clients Love Fierce Counsel but Courts Feel Differently. They are:
Competence & Care:
(1) Duty of Competence
(2) Duty of Care
(3) Duty of Diligence
(4) Duty of Communication
(5) Duty to Withdraw
Loyalty:
(6) Duty of Loyalty and Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest
Financial Responsibility:
(7) Duty to Keep Client Property and Records
(8) Duty to Make a Reasonable Fee Arrangement
Confidentiality:
(9) Attorney-Client Privilege
(10) Duty of Confidentiality
Candor:
(11) Duty of Candor
(12) Duty to Produce Evidence
(13) Duties of a Public Prosecutor
Fairness:
(14) Duty of Fair Representation
(15) Duty of Fairness to Opposing Parties and Counsel
(16) Duty Not to Contact Represented Parties
Dignity:
(17) Duty to the Profession to Not Aid Unauthorized Practice of Law
(18) Duty of Truthful Advertising
(19) Duty to Avoid Solicitation
(20) Duty to the Legal Profession
(21) Duty to the Public
Competence & Care:
(1) Duty of Competence
(2) Duty of Care
(3) Duty of Diligence
(4) Duty of Communication
(5) Duty to Withdraw
Loyalty:
(6) Duty of Loyalty and Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest
Financial Responsibility:
(7) Duty to Keep Client Property and Records
(8) Duty to Make a Reasonable Fee Arrangement
Confidentiality:
(9) Attorney-Client Privilege
(10) Duty of Confidentiality
Candor:
(11) Duty of Candor
(12) Duty to Produce Evidence
(13) Duties of a Public Prosecutor
Fairness:
(14) Duty of Fair Representation
(15) Duty of Fairness to Opposing Parties and Counsel
(16) Duty Not to Contact Represented Parties
Dignity:
(17) Duty to the Profession to Not Aid Unauthorized Practice of Law
(18) Duty of Truthful Advertising
(19) Duty to Avoid Solicitation
(20) Duty to the Legal Profession
(21) Duty to the Public
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