This article focuses on several familiar topics of legal ethics and how they apply to the inhouse lawyer. Rule 8.1 Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters Rule 8.2 Judicial and Legal Officials Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct.Podcasting of Model Rule 8.3. These are the ethical rules that govern everyday practice for lawyers. They cover important duties like diligence, communication, and confidentiality. This rule states that lawyers must report instances of credible evidence suggesting that another lawyer has engaged in certain misconduct. New York Rules of Conduct with Comments (PDF) — Effective April 1, 2009, as amended through June 10, 2022, with commentary as amended though August 2, 2022. The State Bar seeks public comment on amendments to California Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2 and 8.4 and on a new rule, 8.4.2. They should be interpreted with reference to the purposes of legal representation and of the law itself. The Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility makes available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law.