I dunno, I admit I was only half-listening, but ISTR that he said it was the best thing she could do to help, and she didn't *know* that it wasn't related to the representation, so I think in the absence of more information her obligation was to keep her mouth shut.

My undergrad didn't have a prelaw major either, but I was polisci and got some legal stuff--took a course on the Bill of Rights, like that. And I did some work in law offices--obviously I don't know if that's a possibility for this canon.

However, if he *should* know jackshit about the law, well then, that would explain his being wrong about the privilege, wouldn't it? =>

(And you're not uninvited; everyone's invited to public posts. Hello! And why don't I have a "law" icon?)