Codes. Know that your solicitors ;are bound to a certain code of ethics. It may differ depending on your local laws but in general, lawyers are required to competently represent their clients, keep their client's case in confidence, represent their clients in complete loyalty, represent It may differ depending on your local laws but in general, lawyers are required to competently represent their clients, keep their client's case in confidence, represent their clients in complete loyalty, represent their clients within the limits of the law and to put the needs of their clients before their own.