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2021 April G3 The Wavering Role of Legal Professionals – From the Eyes of a Japanese Legal Practitioner
April 13, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm JST
Free
The services of a lawyer are retained for the purpose of defending and representing the best interests of the client.
However, recent developments in the legal industry suggest that just looking out such interests is insufficient in carrying out the duties of a lawyer.
What is a lawyer you retain looking out for other than your interests?
Other than the best interests of the client, what binds the decisions and undertakings of a lawyer?
In what situations will a lawyer be compelled to prioritize the ethical duties imposed upon such lawyer above the interest of the client?
Mr. Misaki will discuss these questions and also provide an overview of the legal industry in this event.
Mr. Misaki will discuss these questions and also provide an overview of the legal industry in this event.
There are many areas we would like to cover so Mr. Misaki is willing to go with the flow.
However, with some 1,500 new lawyers coming online each year since the legal education reform almost a decade ago, the market is changing and employers have to stay ahead.