DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Lawyers shall at all times maintain the honour and dignity of their profession as essential agents of the adminstration justice.

· The duties of lawyers towards their clients shall include :

Ø Advising clients as to their legal rights and obligations, and as to the working of the legal system in so far as it is relevant to the legal rights and obligations of the clients.

Ø Assisting clients in every appropriate way, and taking legal action to protect their interest.

Ø Assisting clients before courts, tribunals or administrative authorities, where appropriate.

· Lawyers, in protecting the rights of their clients and in promoting the cause of justice, shall seek to uphold humans rights and fundamental freedoms recognized by national and international law and shall at all times act freely and diligently in accordance with the law and recognized standards and ethics of the legal profession.

· Lawyers shall always loyally respect the interests of their clients.

Dalam kehidupan global akan ditekankan sikap profesionalisme dalam segala segi, karena itu menjadi penting sekali keberadaan suatu kode etik, yang bersifat nasional maupun internasional. Contohnya dalam tingkat internasinal terdapat: Codes of Conduct for Multinational Enterprises, Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, Basic Principle on the Role of Lawyer, dan Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors.

Sehubungan dengan profesi advokat, dikenal adanya Internasional Bar Association (IBA), Union Internationale des Advocats (UIA), the Law Association for Asia and the Pasific (Lawasia), Bar Association of India, Amirican Bar Association (ABA), Malaysian Bar Association(MBA), Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).

The world Conference of the Independence Justice (Montreal, 1983):

· Advokat (lawyer):

a person qualified and authorized to practice before the courts and to advise and represent his clients in legal matters.

· Kebebasan Profesi

The legal profession is one of the institutions referred to in the preamble to this declaration. Its independence constitutes an essential gurantee the promotion and protection of human rights.

There shall be a fair and equitable system of administration of justice which guarantee the independence of lawyer in the discharge of their professional duties without any restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, threats or interference, direct or indirect, from any quarter or for any reason.

· Hak dan Kewajiban Advokat:

- Lawyers shall enjoy freedom of belief, expressions, association aand assembly, and in prticular they shall have the right to;

a. take part in public discussion of matters concerning the law and the adminstration of justice,

b. join or form freely local, nat

c. ional, and international organizations,

d. propose and recommend well considered law reforms in the public interest and inform the public about such matters, and

e. take full and active part in political, social, and cultural life of their country.

The duties of lawyer towards his clients include:

a. advising the client as to his legal rights and obligations,

b. taking legal action to protect him and his interest, and, where required,

c. repressenting him before courts, tribunals or administrative authorities.

· Kebebasan Berorganisasi

I B A Standard for the Independence of the Legal Profession:

There shall be established in each jurisdiction one or more independent and self-governing associations of lawyers recognized in law, whose council or other executive body shall be freely elected by all the members without interference of any kind by any other body or person. This shall be without prejudice to their right to form or join in addition other professional association of lawyers and jurists.

Perjanjian pembentukan WTO besrta lampirannnya, yang ditandangani di Marakesh 15 April 1994 dan telah diratifikasi oleh Pemerintah Indonesia dengan UU No. 7 Tahun 1994. Hal ini membawa konsekuensi bagi setiap warga negara dan badan hukum Indonesia yang berkecimpung di dunia bisnis wajib menaati ketentuan perjanjian tersebut. Di samping itu, secara makro perjanjian tersebut berdampak langsung pada produk-produk hukum ekonomi yang perlu diperbaharui dan disempurnakan agar tidak menimbulan konflik hukum yang merugikan

Bidang-bidang hukum ekonomi yang menerima dampak langsung dari Perjanjian Putaran Uruguay dapat dikemukakan sebagai-berikut:

1. Hukum Hak atas kekayaan Intelektual

2. Hukum investasi berkaitan dengan perdagangan

3. Hukum persaingan

4. Hukum Penyelesain sengketa

5. Hukum Kontrak

6. Hukum perseroan dan pasar modal.

7. Informasi hukum.

Untuk menghadapi perkembngan masyarakat global menjadikan pemberian jasa hukum memerlukan pengelolaan dengan cara-cara manajemen moderen. Jasa hukum yang dilakukan oleh suatu institusi dengan berbagai bentuk, seperti: law office, law firm, mensyaratkkan kinerja sebagaimana suatu perusahaan, sehingga asas-asas efektif dan efisien berlaku baginya. Bekerjanya melalui proses fungsi-fungsi menajemen: planning, organizing, directing, controlling. Sehubungan dengan ini, perlu diajukan prisip -prinsip dalam pengelolaan , yaitu:

1. prisip rasional.

2. prinsip kompetensi.

3. prinsip pembagian kerja.

4. prinsip koordinasi dan kolaborasi.