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Each and every lawyer should act within the bounds of ethics, not just in the workplace, but in all aspects of life.  Each Orange County lawyer knows this, each Maricopa County lawyer knows this, lawyers across the country know this.  What does this mean essentially?   Well, those practicing law today must find a balance between the time they spend in the office and the amount of time they spend at home or participating in activities that decrease the stress levels. 

One lawyer, when questioned, stated that at one time she worked more than eighty hours a week, sometimes working for two or three days at a time with either very little sleep, or no sleep at all.  The result was elevated stress levels which resulted in physical consequences.  This personal balance must also take into account the responsibility each lawyer also has to the courts and to their clients.  There are many regulations and rules, some written, some unwritten. 

All of this must be taken into account with their overall goal of ensuring that justice is served.  A combination of the commitment to professional and ethical conduct and their commitment to the whole of society are aspects that lawyers take under consideration each and every day.  Ethics is a philosophical study that evaluates and studies the conduct of human beings and the moral aspects of society and individuals.  Actions have consequences, there are certain obligations that humans have towards one another, and the study of virtue deals with what it means to just simply be a good person. 

Lawyers are bound legally to abide by all three principles of ethics.  As in with all rules, conflicts of interest sometimes arise, as in that when a lawyer is working with a client, they must remain loyal to that client in a professional manner, regardless of what the interest of society is demanding.  And as such, a lawyer’s own personal beliefs or interests must not be imposed nor interfere with the needs of their clients.  Sometimes this may create conflict within the lawyer themselves, but they are legally responsible for ensuring that fair and unbiased justice is served.

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