Practice Test Legal Ethics Preliminary Semester 1

1. Define legal ethics

2. Why is it a prescribed subject?
3. What are the original bases of legal ethics?
4. What are the present basis?
5. Definition of terms:
a. Bar and Bench
b. Bar admission
c. Lawyer
d. Practicing lawyer
e. Client
f. Attorney-at-law
g. Integration of the bar
h. Integrated bar of the Philippines
i. Attorney-in-Fact
j. Counsel De officio
k. Attorney-ad Hoc
l. Attorney of Record
m. Of counsel
n. House Counsel
o. Amicus Curiae
p. Amicus Curia Par Excellence
q. Bar Association
r. Commission on Bar Discipline
s. What is the nature of proceeding in the CBD?
t. Advocate
u. Barrister
v. Solicitor(England)
w. Solicitor (Philippines)
x. Titulo De Abugado
6. What are the general objectives of the IBP
7. Membership in the IBP
8. Is there a retirement in the IBP?
9. Who has the power to admit into practice?
10. What are the basic requirements for all applicants?
11. What are the academic requirements?
12. Requirement before a candidate can practice law?
13. Is the practice of law a privilege or a right?
14. Who are entitled to practice law ?
15. Practice of law concept
16. What is the latest ruling on the meaning of practice of law?
17. General coverage of practice of law
18. What are the basic characteristics of the practice of law?
19. Who are the non lawyers authorized to appear in court?
20. Punishment for people who pretend to be lawyers
Practice Test Legal Ethics Preliminary Semester 1

21. Does a disbarred/suspended lawyer have authority to appear in court as a lawyer?

22. Public officials with restrictions in the practice of law
23. Resumption of privilege to practice law by a filipino lawyer who lost Philippine citizenship but
later acquired dual citizenship?
24. Background of code of professional responsibility
25. Code of professional ethics
26. Duties of attorneys under the revised Rules of Court
27. Nature of the position of an attorney as an officer of the court
28. Nature of legal profession
29. What is RA 9225