diligent  adjective
 careful and using a lot of effort, or done in a careful and detailed way
 a diligent student
 diligent work
 Leo is very diligent in/about his work.
 Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.
 The discovery was made after years of diligent research.

 diligence  noun [U]
 She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work.
 The diligence with which the police conducted the investigation was highly praised.

 diligently  adverb