When I think about what it means to me to think like a lawyer and How I hope my clients view me. These aren't the first things that come to mind. I mean, think about it.
If you're asking a friend, "What do you think of the lawyer who handled your divorce proceeding last year?"
They're not gonna say, "Oh, they were so great at IRAC (Issue Rules Analysis Conclusion). I really love that."
The American Bar Association's Canons of Professional Ethics. This is basically organization wrote a draft of ethics rules that they suggested that other states and other courts kind of adapt and make their own kind of a sample. And under the Canon 15, which is how far a lawyer may go in supporting a client's cause, "The lawyer owes entire devotion to the interest of the client."
In the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability to the end that nothing be taken or withheld from him, save by the rules of law, legally applied.
So, the first part of it - "The lawyer owes entire devotion to the interest of the client." Basically that's meaning is - a lawyer, the one you hire, the one that's appointed to you, should be on your side. They're not playing the other side. That makes sense.
Next part the maintenance and defense of his rightsand the exertion of his utmost learning and ability. Basically, meaning that you should use all of your knowledge, all of your experience, to fight as hard and do whatever you can for your client. Now, obviously there are limits to this. You can't go out and "Better Call Saul" the situation. You have to stay within the ethics rules.
But even if something may be unpopular or unconventional, whatever is best within the context for your client, you should do to the utmost of your abilities.
Ketika saya memikirkan apa artinya berpikir seperti seorang pengacara, dan bagaimana saya berharap klien saya memandang saya, Hal-hal seperti ini bukanlah yang pertama kali terlintas di pikiran saya. Maksud saya, coba pikirkan. Kalau kamu bertanya pada seorang teman:
"Apa pendapatmu tentang pengacara yang menangani proses perceraianmu tahun lalu?"
Mereka tidak akan berkata:
"Oh, dia hebat banget dalam IRAC. Aku suka banget itu."
Bagian pertama dari pernyataan itu –
"Pengacara wajib memberikan pengabdian sepenuhnya kepada kepentingan klien."
Pada dasarnya artinya:
Pengacara – baik yang kamu sewa maupun yang ditunjuk untukmu –
harus berada di pihakmu.
Mereka tidak sedang membela pihak lawan. Itu masuk akal, kan?
Bagian berikutnya:
"Mempertahankan dan membela hak-haknya, serta menggunakan seluruh ilmu pengetahuan dan kemampuannya."
Artinya kurang lebih:
Kamu harus menggunakan seluruh pengetahuan dan pengalamanmu,
untuk berjuang sekuat tenaga dan melakukan apa pun yang bisa kamu lakukan untuk membela klienmu.
Tentu saja, ada batasannya.
Kamu tidak bisa bertindak seperti dalam serial "Better Call Saul."
Kamu tetap harus berada dalam koridor aturan etika.
Tetapi bahkan jika sesuatu itu tidak populer atau tidak konvensional,
selama itu yang terbaik bagi klienmu dalam konteks yang ada,
kamu harus melakukannya semaksimal mungkin sesuai kemampuanmu.
Jika kamu ingin versi formal atau santai dari terjemahan ini (misalnya untuk presentasi atau artikel), saya bisa bantu sesuaikan juga.
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