chapter 9 -2013 why do lawyers have special privileges and responsibilities?
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Chapter 9 -2013 Why Do Lawyers Have Special Privileges and Responsibilities?. 1. Can Consumers Rely on Lawyers to be Competent?. 9-1. Law school training ensures that most lawyers are competent providers of legal services. True False. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 9-2013 Why Do Lawyers Have Special Privileges and
Responsibilities?
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• 1. Can Consumers Rely on Lawyers to be
• Competent?
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• Law school training ensures that most lawyers are competent providers of legal services.
• True• False
9-1
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9-2 People without law school training are unable to provide competent legal
services.
• True• False
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9-3 Consumer protection requires that legal services providers graduate from
law school.
• True• False
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9-4 The bar exam ensures that lawyers are competent to provide legal
services.
• True• False
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9-5 People who have not passed the bar exam are unable to provide
competent legal services.
• True• False
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9-6 Consumer protection requires that lawyers pass the bar exam.
• True• False
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9-7 The requirements of law school education and the bar exam together
ensure that lawyers can provide competent legal services.
• True• False
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9-8 People who have not both graduated from law school and passed
the bar exam cannot provide competent legal services.
• True• False
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9-9 Consumer protection requires that lawyers both graduate from
law school and pass the bar exam.
• True• False
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• 2. Can Consumers Rely on Lawyers to be Ethical?
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9-10 A required law school Professional Responsibility course ensures that lawyers are ethical
providers of legal services.
• True• False
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9-11 People who have not passed a Professional Responsibility course
cannot ethically provide legal services.
• True• False
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9-12 Consumer protection requires that legal services providers pass a Professional Responsibility course.
• True• False
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9-13 The MPRE ensures that most lawyers are ethical providers of
legal services.
• True• False
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9-14 People who have not passed the MPRE cannot ethically provide
legal services.
• True• False
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9-15 Consumer protection requires that legal services providers pass
the MPRE.
• True• False
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9-16 A law graduate who has failed to repay student loans should be
admitted to the bar.
• True• False
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9-17 A law graduate with a prior conviction for selling marijuana
should be admitted to practice law.
• True• False
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9-18 A law graduate who served a sentence for manslaughter before
beginning law school should be admitted to the bar.
• True• False
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9-19 An adulterer should be admitted to the bar.
• True• False
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9-20 An alcoholic should be admitted to the bar.
• True• False
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9-21 A Nazi should be admitted to the bar.
• True• False
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9-22 The character and fitness requirement ensures that lawyers are
ethical providers of legal services.
• True• False
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9-23 People who do not pass the character and fitness requirement are not ethical providers of legal services.
• True• False
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9-24 Consumer protection requires that legal services providers pass a
character and fitness test.
• True• False
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9-25 Consumer protection requires that legal services providers:
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• pass a Professional Responsibility course, the MPRE, and the character and fitness test.
• pass the MPRE and the character and fitness test.
• pass a Professional Responsibility course and the character and fitness test.
• None of the above.