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Your lawyer's primary job is to protect and <span class="noglossary">advance</span> your legal interests. At the same time, your lawyer must follow this high standard of conduct and <span class="noglossary">act</span> at all times in an ethical manner. Lawyers' duties to their clients, to each other and to the courts are governed by: | Your lawyer's primary job is to protect and <span class="noglossary">advance</span> your legal interests. At the same time, your lawyer must follow this high standard of conduct and <span class="noglossary">act</span> at all times in an ethical manner. Lawyers' duties to their clients, to each other and to the courts are governed by: | ||
*the ''[ | *the ''[https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/support-and-resources-for-lawyers/act-rules-and-code/legal-profession-act/ Legal Profession Act]'', | ||
*the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Rules] of the Law Society of British Columbia, and | *the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Rules] of the Law Society of British Columbia, and | ||
*the Law Society's [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=BC-Code-Table-of-Contents Code of Professional Conduct]. | *the Law Society's [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=BC-Code-Table-of-Contents Code of Professional Conduct]. | ||
