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What is at the core of legal professional conduct?
What is at the core of legal professional conduct?
- Ensuring maximum profit for the law firm
- Avoiding conflicts of interest
- Acting in the best interests of each client (correct)
- Favoring influential clients
What does legal ethics broadly refer to?
What does legal ethics broadly refer to?
- Unique responsibilities of lawyers and the legal system (correct)
- Avoiding legal regulations
- Maximizing billable hours for lawyers
- Exploiting loopholes in the legal system
What are lawyers subject to due to their close involvement in the administration of law?
What are lawyers subject to due to their close involvement in the administration of law?
- Special standards, regulation, and liability (correct)
- Immunity from conflicts of interest
- Complete autonomy in decision making
- Exemption from legal consequences
What does legal ethics mostly refer to in terms of rules of professional conduct?
What does legal ethics mostly refer to in terms of rules of professional conduct?
What do model rules and regulations serve as for lawyers?
What do model rules and regulations serve as for lawyers?
What is a long-fought battle in legal ethics?
What is a long-fought battle in legal ethics?
What do legal ethics also apply to, besides the rules required by law?
What do legal ethics also apply to, besides the rules required by law?
What is a conflict of interest?
What is a conflict of interest?
What is an example of a financial conflict of interest?
What is an example of a financial conflict of interest?
How can conflicts of interest be managed?
How can conflicts of interest be managed?
What are the types of conflicts of interest mentioned?
What are the types of conflicts of interest mentioned?
Which is an example of a direct conflict of interest?
Which is an example of a direct conflict of interest?
What is a commingle conflict of interest?
What is a commingle conflict of interest?
How can conflicts of interest be prevented?
How can conflicts of interest be prevented?
What are the penalties for preventing conflicts of interests?
What are the penalties for preventing conflicts of interests?
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