BLAW Ch.1 Sophisticated Client

The three main ways lawyers can charge fees are?

1. Fixed Fee 2. Contingency Fee 3. Disbursements

Duty counsel can do three things

1. give you advice 2. speak on your behalf in court 3. attend family case conferences at courts

Ways to use to law without going to court.

1. Get advice from a professional 2. Send a persuasive and professional letter 3. Apply various pressures, such as follow up calls.

A duty counsel will not:

1. take on your whole case 2. represent you at trial.

A sophisticated client knows three things:

1. when to represent herself, when to hire a lawyer, and how to hire a lawyer.

This is a formal statement adopted by a company that sets out its values and standard of business practices.

A Code of Business Conduct

The better approach is to see the client as the ?

Decision Maker

Retainer is typically requested on behalf of the lawyer. In other words this is a?

Deposit

These are court lawyers who assist individuals who are not represented by a lawyer.

Duty Counsel

Examples for lawyer penalties include:

Failing to follow clients instructions, keep client informed, properly handle trust funds.

A Sophisticated client is?

Knowledgable, Confident, and very up to date

One good type of information required for decision making is?

Legal information

the assistance of duty counsel is considered legal advice, not ?

Legal representation

The first step in finding the appropriate lawyer is to?

Make a list of lawyers.

The law will ________ you from people who try to take advantage of you.

Protect

This term refers to the duty of the lawyer to keep the information provided by the client confidential.

Solicitor - client privilege

The law is ?

Sophisticated

The lawyer provides legal advice relevant to?

The clients situation.

A sophisticated client understands,

The role of the lawyer and of the client.

What defines a client as being knowledgable?

being able to recognize legal issues and when you need a lawyer vs. representing yourself.