professional responsibility

professional responsibility
The obligation of lawyers to adhere to rules of professional conduct.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


professional responsibility
The obligation of lawyers to adhere to rules of professional conduct.

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  • American Bar Association Model Code of Professional Responsibility — The American Bar Association Model Code of Professional Responsibility, created by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1969, was a set of professional standards designed to establish the minimum baseline of legal ethics and professional… …   Wikipedia

  • Office of Professional Responsibility — The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is part of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for investigating attorneys employed by the DOJ who have been accused of misconduct or crimes in their professional functions.… …   Wikipedia

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  • Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility — The Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility was established in 1987 in honor of Norbert Wiener to recognize contributions by computer professionals to socially responsible use of computers. It is awarded annually by CPSR,… …   Wikipedia

  • Professional ethics — concerns the moral issues that arise because of the specialist knowledge that professionals attain, and how the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public. [ Ruth Chadwick (1998). Professional Ethics. In E.… …   Wikipedia

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