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*''[http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=694&t=Legal-Profession-Act-Contents Legal Profession Act]'', | *''[http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=694&t=Legal-Profession-Act-Contents Legal Profession Act]'', | ||
*[http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Law Society of BC Rules], and | *[http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Law Society of BC Rules], and | ||
*the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=BC-Code-Table-of-Contents Law Society | *the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=BC-Code-Table-of-Contents Law Society's Code of Professional Conduct]. | ||
Boiling all this down a bit, your lawyer performs two key roles. First, your lawyer is like a plumber: if you tell your plumber to install your sink, he or she installs your sink. On the other hand, if you tell your plumber to hook the hot water pipe up to the ice-making machine intake, you'd expect your plumber to give you some common sense advice about why that might be a bad idea. Second, your lawyer is like a champion: your lawyer is your sword and shield, protecting you from some of the more unpleasant and adversarial aspects of litigation while boldly pursuing your claim. | Boiling all this down a bit, your lawyer performs two key roles. First, your lawyer is like a plumber: if you tell your plumber to install your sink, he or she installs your sink. On the other hand, if you tell your plumber to hook the hot water pipe up to the ice-making machine intake, you'd expect your plumber to give you some common sense advice about why that might be a bad idea. Second, your lawyer is like a champion: your lawyer is your sword and shield, protecting you from some of the more unpleasant and adversarial aspects of litigation while boldly pursuing your claim. | ||
