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The Client-Lawyer Relationship · 10-16% of the exam

Chapter 4Forming the relationship and allocating authority

Who's the client; running the matter

7 sections

Who's the client? (Rules 1.14, 1.18, 6.1, 6.2)

  1. 4.1.1Formation of the client-lawyer relationship (Rules 1.2 cmt., 1.18, 6.2)
  2. 4.1.2Duty to accept, reject, and pro bono (Rules 6.1, 6.2, 1.16(a))
  3. 4.1.3Clients with diminished capacity (Rule 1.14)

Running the matter (Rules 1.2, 1.4)

  1. 4.2.1Scope, objectives, and means (Rule 1.2)
  2. 4.2.2Decision-making authority: actual and apparent (Rule 1.2 cmt.)
  3. 4.2.3Counsel within the bounds of the law (Rules 1.2(d), 2.1)
  4. 4.2.4Communications with the client (Rule 1.4)
Start with 4.1.1Formation of the client-lawyer relationship (Rules 1.2 cmt., 1.18, 6.2)
Chapter 4 · Forming the relationship and allocating authority · Open Bar Review