The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and Singapore and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2016) |
Professional responsibility |
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Duties to the client |
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Duties to the court |
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Duties to the profession |
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Sources of law |
Penalties for misconduct |
Competition law |
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Basic concepts |
Anti-competitive practices |
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Enforcement authorities and organizations |
In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister, solicitor, or civil law notary. However, there is a substantial amount of overlap between the practice of law and various other professions where clients are represented by agents. These professions include real estate, banking, accounting, and insurance. Moreover, a growing number of legal document assistants (LDAs) are offering services which have traditionally been offered only by lawyers and their employee paralegals. Many documents may now be created by computer-assisted drafting libraries, where the clients are asked a series of questions that are posed by the software in order to construct the legal documents. In addition, regulatory consulting firms also provide advisory services on regulatory compliance that were traditionally provided exclusively by law firms.
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