Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility in a Global Context

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These remarks elaborate on "legal ethics", more properly understood as "professional rules of conduct." The paper examines three principles in particular: competence, faithfulness, and fair service charges. Finally, the essay describes the direction of the European Union as a model for the practice of law.

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Legal ethics, Unauthorized practice of law, European Union, United States

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Peter D. Ehrenhaft (Miller & Chevalier)

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