{"id":"client-communication","title":"Communication supporting client decisions","summary":"Explain progress, means of achieving objectives and limits of assistance so that clients can understand a matter and make decisions.","concepts":["Decisions and consent: identify matters requiring client judgment","Progress: manage status updates and reasonable information requests","Understandable explanations: explain choices and limits of assistance"],"application":"Separate established facts, unknowns, possible choices and decisions for the client in consultation notes. The connection to labor advice is an editorial application proposal.","limitations":"ABA Model Rule 1.4 is a US model rule, not binding current law in Korea or every jurisdiction. Actual duties and case-specific advice require separate verification.","directions":["Accuracy: state conditions and unverified points.","Understanding: check whether the client understands the implications of choices."],"category":"Law and employment","kind":"principle","kind_label":"Principle","persona_ids":["lawyer"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Model Rule 1.4: Communications","publisher":"American Bar Association","url":"https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/","edition":"Viewed 2026-10-08","region":"US model rules of professional conduct","checked_at":"2026-10-08","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-945d0fd0279e0c32","translated_at":"2026-10-08","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-905a24edf189614d","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/client-communication","markdown":"/en/knowledge/client-communication.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/client-communication?lang=en"}}