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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If they don't defend their client to the best of their ability, they are guilty of perverting the course of justice. It's a legal obligation.

The reason.... is everything else you wrote.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But which law says that specifically? It’s like people say companies are legally required to make profit for shareholders but can’t ever point to any actual laws

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

The CEO of a company having a fiduciary obligation to the board and a lawyer to defend their client the best they can aren't "actual laws" where a cop will arrest you. They are rules for the job and if you are not following these rules then you will be fired/lose your license to practice law.

That's probably why there is no law that people point out to you. It's a job requirement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago

Exactly my point