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“Competence is an ethical requirement in every legal representation. As ABA Model Rule 1.1 states, competence entails ‘legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.’ As in other areas of practice, competence must be developed or obtained in the field of discovery.”

Source: Brian D. Martin and David L. Stanton. “How The Ethics Rules Influence The Role of Discovery Counsel.” Corporate Counsel. November 17, 2015. http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202742706795/How-the-Ethics-Rules-Influence-the-Role-of-Discovery-Counsel.