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  2. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    2.1: Attorney's role as a candid advisor on topics within and outside of the law. [15] 3 Advocate 3.3: Duty of Candor in communications with a court. [16] 3.4: Responsibility for cooperation and fair dealing with other parties and attorneys. [17] 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor. [18] 4 Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients

  3. Lawyer - Wikipedia

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    A law enacted in 204 BC barred Roman advocates from taking fees, but the law was widely ignored. [201] The ban on fees was abolished by Emperor Claudius, who legalized advocacy as a profession and allowed the Roman advocates to become the first lawyers who could practice openly—but he also imposed a fee ceiling of 10,000 sesterces. [202]

  4. Advocate - Wikipedia

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    An "advocate" is a lawyer who has demonstrated qualification and belongs to an organizational structure of Advocates specified by law, [14] known as being "called to the bar" in Commonwealth countries. An examination is administered by the qualifications commission of regional advocate's chamber for admission to its Advokatura.

  5. Barrister - Wikipedia

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    In the common law tradition, the respective roles of a lawyer, as legal adviser and advocate, were formally split into two separate, regulated sub-professions. Historically, the distinction was absolute, but in the modern age, some countries that had a split legal profession now have a fused profession. In practice, the distinction in split ...

  6. Legal ethics - Wikipedia

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    The Model Rules address many topics which are found in state ethics rules, including the client-lawyer relationship, duties of a lawyer as advocate in adversary proceedings, dealings with persons other than clients, law firms and associations, public service, advertising, and maintaining the integrity of the profession. Respect of client ...

  7. Attorneys in the United States - Wikipedia

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    An Attorney at law or lawyer must be an individual admitted to a state bar and licensed by a state, not just a person with a professional law degree. [citation needed] A few areas of law, such as patent law, bankruptcy, or immigration law, are mandated by the U.S. Constitution to be strictly under federal jurisdiction. In this case, state ...

  8. History of the legal profession - Wikipedia

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    By the 380s, advocates were studying law in addition to rhetoric (thus reducing the need for a separate class of jurisconsults); in 460, Emperor Leo imposed a requirement that new advocates seeking admission had to produce testimonials from their teachers; and by the sixth century, a regular course of legal study lasting about four years was ...

  9. Legal profession - Wikipedia

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    Legal profession is a profession in which legal professionals study, develop and apply law. Usually, there is a requirement for someone choosing a career in law to first pass a bar examination after obtaining a law degree or some other form of legal education such as an apprenticeship in a law office.