OAB Bar Exam (Exame de Ordem), First Phase · Professional Ethics and Practice
Professional Ethics
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- Under Article 133 of the Constitution, the lawyer is
- Which requirement is needed to register as a lawyer with the OAB?
- What is the 'procuração ad judicia'?
- To whom do the 'honorários de sucumbência' belong?
- Which body of the OAB acts at the state level?
- Which entities make up the OAB structure under the Statute?
- How long is the term of office of the officials of the OAB bodies, according to the Statute?
- What does 'lealdade' require in the lawyer's dealings with colleagues?
- Who is incompatible with the practice of law, according to Article 28 of the Statute?
- What are the disciplinary penalties that the OAB can impose on a lawyer?
- Which law is the Statute of the Brazilian Bar Association (EAOAB)?
- What is a 'prerrogativa' of the lawyer?
- Which are the types of fees a lawyer may receive?
- How many phases does the OAB Exam have?
- How are the members of the OAB Seccional Councils chosen?
- How many questions does the first phase (objective) of the OAB Exam have?
- What does the Code of Ethics say about the advertising of legal services?
- In which case may a lawyer be arrested in flagrante for a crime committed in the exercise of the profession?
- How is professional secrecy treated in the legal profession?
- From which stage of the course may a law student register as an intern (estagiário) with the OAB?
- Is a lawyer allowed to meet privately with a detained client, even if the client is incommunicable?
- What distinguishes an 'incompatibilidade' from an 'impedimento' in the Statute of the Bar?
- Which duty does the Code of Ethics impose when a lawyer is asked to act against a former client?
- What majority is required in the Conselho Seccional to exclude a lawyer from the OAB?
- May a lawyer withdraw from a case (renúncia ao mandato)?
- What score is needed to pass the first phase of the OAB Exam?
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