Legal Profession Notes
Legal Profession Notes
Legal Profession Notes
d. Nature of an “Attorney”
1. A class of person who are by license constituted officers of courts of justice empowered to appear, prosecute,
and/or defend someone
2. A lawyer is an officer of the court. He should dissociate himself from the facts of the case and keep himself
beyond the influences of the litigants simply because his primary purpose is to stand by the truth.
3. His business is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit, to the best of his ability, to help clarify
matters, and proclaim what is right.
4. He is duty bound to be true to the court and to his client.
c. Qualifications
1. Continued Possession of Good Moral Character