Section 25, Canon III SECTION 25. Support for legal internship, apprenticeship, and training. – To prepare the next generation of lawyers for ethical practice, lawyers shall support legal internship and apprenticeship programs and accept law students for training. The lawyer shall treat the apprentices as junior colleagues and future counsels, and shall conscientiously supervise them….
Section 24, Canon III SECTION 24. Active involvement in legal education. – A lawyer shall keep abreast of legal developments, participate in continuing legal education programs, and support efforts to achieve standards of excellence in law schools as well as in the practical training of law students. In addition, a lawyer shall assist the Integrated…
Section 23, Canon III SECTION 23. Amicus curiae. – A lawyer shall not decline, without just cause, a request by any court, tribunal, or other government agency to act as amicus curiae in any proceeding relating to the lawyer’s expertise or field of specialization. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Amicus…
Section 22, Canon III SECTION 22. Public Attorney’s Office; conflict of interest. – The Public Attorney’s Office is the primary legal aid service office of the government. In the pursuit of its mandate under its charter, the Public Attorney’s Office shall ensure ready access to its services by the marginalized sectors of society in a…
Section 21, Canon III SECTION 21. Lawyers in government service; conflict of interest. – A lawyer currently serving in the government shall not practice law privately, unless otherwise authorized by the Constitution, the law or applicable Civil Service rules and regulations. If allowed, private practice shall be upon the express authority of the lawyer’s superior,…
Section 20, Canon III SECTION 20. Legal services organization; conflict of interest. – A legal services organization is any private organization, including a legal aid clinic, partnership, association, or corporation, whose primary purpose is to provide free legal services. A lawyer-client relationship shall arise only between the client and the handling lawyers of the legal…
Section 19, Canon III SECTION 19. Corporate lawyers; conflict of interest. – In relation to organizational clients, a lawyer who represents a corporation or any organization does not, by virtue of such representation, necessarily represent any constituent or affiliated organization, such as a parent or subsidiary. A lawyer for a corporation or other organization, who…
Section 18, Canon III SECTION 18. Prohibition against conflict-of-interest representation; former clients. – In relation to former clients, the following rules shall be observed: (a) A lawyer shall maintain the private confidences of a former client even after the termination of the engagement, except upon the written informed consent of the former client, or as…
Section 17, Canon III SECTION 17. Prohibition against conflict-of-interest representation; prospective clients. – In relation to prospective clients, the following rules shall be observed: (a) A lawyer shall, at the earliest opportunity, ascertain the existence of any conflict of interest between a prospective client and current clients, and immediately disclose the same if found to…
Section 16, Canon III SECTION 16. Prohibition against dating, romantic, or sexual relations with a client. – A lawyer shall not have dating, romantic, or sexual relations with a client during the engagement, unless the consensual relationship existed between them before the lawyer-client relationship commenced. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1….