Lawyer-client Relationship In India In Travis
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Professional Ethics: Most legal ethical codes strongly discourage or outright prohibit lawyers from engaging in romantic relationships with clients during representation. This is to maintain professional boundaries and ensure that the lawyer-client relationship is based solely on the client's legal needs.
Not to negotiate directly with opposing party An advocate shall not in any way communicate or negotiate or call for settlement upon the subject matter of controversy with any party represented by an advocate except through the advocate representing the parties.
In India, the law in this regard is primarily contained in Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Evidence Act”) which prohibits attorneys (except in certain provided exceptional situations) from disclosing any information or document shared by a client during the former's employment.
Preman, 911 S.W. 2d 288, 301 (Mo. App. 1995) ("The relation between attorney and client is fiduciary and binds the attorney to a scrupulous fidelity to the cause of the client which precludes the attorney from any personal advantage from the abuse of that reposed confidence. . . .
Bar Council of India has framed the code of conduct for the lawyers of India. As per that code of conduct, every advocate, on his/her being approached by a litigant, is bound to offer his/her services to him/her unless he/she has a justifiable reason to refuse the services.
Section 120 of the Evidence Act, 1872 only deals with who may testify as a witness and does not lay down any restriction or restraint on the advocate to be a witness in the case where he is acting as an advocate. A counsel for a party should not be his witness in the same case without retiring from the case as counsel.
Yes, India recognizes the concept of attorney-client privilege, which protects professional communications as well as work product created in anticipation of litigation.
Indian lawyers with LLB degrees must also complete the JD to explore law professions in the US. If they become practising lawyers, they must sit for the Bar Examination.
There are a few ways to find clients for lawyers: 1. Referrals from other lawyers 2. Referrals from satisfied clients 3. Advertising 4. Personal contact with potential clients 5. Professional directories
Most states will need to assess your previous law education (your LLB) to make a decision on whether or not you are eligible. In some cases you won't then need to take the LLM, but many will require you to have had some legal education in the US.