ETHICS AND CONDUCT LSLAP Training:
BC Code of Professional Conduct Duties (s.2.1 – Canons of Legal Ethics) to the State to the Courts to the Client to other lawyers To yourselves Competence (s.3.1) Quality of Service (s.3.2) Including inducement for withdrawal of proceedings AND dishonesty/fraud Confidentiality (s.3.3) Avoid Conflict of Interests (s.3.4)
LSLAP Code of Conduct 1. Confidentiality 2. Ethics 3. Duty of Care 4. Conflict of Interest 5. Professional conduct 6. Social Media
Advice from Law Society Practice Advisors Conflict of interest issues are a common complaint regarding your lawyers Confidentiality is very important – DO NOT TALK ABOUT YOUR FILES IN PUBLIC!! Get back to clients right away – the Law Society won’t care that you are really busy or didn’t need to be on campus that day