Professional Responsibility and MPRE: The Lawyer-Client Relationship - Competence, Diligence, Communication, Scope, Fees, Safekeeping Property, and Withdrawal
About this episode
This episode discusses the professional responsibilities of lawyers in the context of the lawyer-client relationship.
» 📘VIEW THE COMPANION STUDY GUIDE📘[💡FREE💡] « ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ EPISODE SUMMARY The lawyer-client relationship creates enforceable professional duties. A lawyer must provide competent representation, act diligently, communicate adequately, respect the client’s authority over objectives, charge reasonable fees, safeguard client property, and withdraw when required or permitted by the rules. Competence requires legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. A lawyer may accept a new type of matter if the lawyer can become competent through reasonable preparation or association. Diligence requires prompt and committed attention to the client’s matter. Neglect, missed deadlines, abandonment, and unreasonable delay may violate professional duties. Communication requires keeping the client reasonably informed, responding to reasonable requests, explaining matters sufficiently for informed decisions, and conveying important offers. The client controls the objectives of representation, including settlement in civil cases and fundamental decisions in criminal cases. The lawyer generally controls tactical means but must consult…
Topics covered
- lawyer-client relationship
- professional responsibility
- competence
- diligence
- communication
- fees
- safeguarding property
Keywords
- lawyer-client relationship
- competent representation
- diligence
- communication
- reasonable fees
- safeguarding property
- withdrawal
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