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The Law Society’s rules regarding leaving a firm apply equally to the dissolution of a law or legal services firm but do not apply to licensees leaving a: government organization. Crown corporation. public body, or. position as in-house licensee.
- Withdrawal from representation
Withdrawal when leaving a law or legal services firm. Firms...
- Withdrawal from representation
The objectives of the When a Lawyer Leaves a Firm module are: • to learn about ethical considerations when leaving a firm, including your duties to clients; • to recognize what steps should be taken prior to departing the firm;
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Dec 4, 2019 · Lawyers who leave their firms and their departing firms have ethical obligations toward the clients of the departing lawyers. These include the duty of communication and the responsibility to...
Leave & Let Go – what happens when a lawyer and a firm part ways. The Society is often asked for guidance concerning the departure of a lawyer from a firm. The circumstances vary widely, but the ethical considerations are the same. Our role is to keep a focus on, and help you with, your obligations to your clients under the . Code of Professional
Withdrawal when leaving a law or legal services firm. Firms and licensees have special obligations to clients when a licensee leaves a law or legal services firm to practise elsewhere. Licensees should review the Law Society’s Leaving a law or legal services firm resource for more information.
When a lawyer departs a firm, there are broadly three types of documents: those that belong to the client, those that belong to the departing lawyer, and those that belong to the law firm. If a file is being transferred along with the departing lawyer, the law firm is likely only entitled to withhold its
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Here’s an excerpt from “Ethi-cal considerations when a lawyer leaves a firm” on determining the responsible law-yer on a file: To assist in determining whether the departing lawyer is the “responsible lawyer” in a legal matter, consider objectively, from the client’s perspec-tive, who that is.
