Pay Attention to Conflict Issues in Hiring Nonlawyer Staff
Effective screening techniques that apply to both lawyers and nonlawyers are an important part of conflict of interest protocols.
October 06, 2021 at 08:00 AM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney DisciplineThe potential for conflicts of interest is not limited to attorneys. As the ethical rules recognize, the same considerations regarding the disclosure of a former client's confidential information are present where a paralegal, legal assistant, or other nonlawyer moves from one firm to another. For that reason, firms and attorneys can be subject to some of the same restrictions based on the prior work of a nonlawyer as they would for a conflicted lawyer.
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