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Conflicts of Interest Flashcards
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Flashcards
Study our Conflicts of Interest flashcards for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam exam with 26+ flashcards. View as flashcards, a searchable table, or as a fun matching game.
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| Advance waivers of conflicts | Certain conflicts can be pre-waived by a client with proper understanding and agreement |
| Business transactions with clients | Lawyers must ensure transactions with clients are fair, reasonable, and fully disclosed in writing |
| Concurrent versus joint representation | Concurrent representation involves unrelated matters while joint representation involves the same matter |
| Conflict checks | A systematic process to identify potential conflicts of interest before taking on a new client or matter |
| Conflicts in alternative dispute resolution | Mediators and arbitrators must avoid conflicts by maintaining neutrality |
| Conflicts in criminal cases | Conflicts may involve multiple defendants or plea agreements impacting co-clients |
| Consentability of conflicts | Not all conflicts can be waived even with informed consent |
| Definition of conflict of interest | A situation where a lawyer’s duties to one client may be compromised by personal or other client interests |
| Duty of confidentiality | Even after representation ends a lawyer must not use or reveal former clients’ confidential information |
| Duty to report client conflicts | Lawyers may have an obligation to disclose known conflicts to the client or tribunal |
| Exceptions to imputed disqualification | Properly screened lawyers or timely notice to relevant parties can allow continued representation |
| Former client conflicts | A lawyer cannot represent a new client against a former client if it involves the same or substantially related matter |
| Former government lawyer conflicts | Limits representation of private clients in matters the lawyer participated in as a government employee |
| General rule for concurrent clients | Lawyers must not represent clients with directly adverse interests unless there is informed consent |
| Implications of failing to identify conflicts | Consequences include malpractice claims, disciplinary actions, or client harm |
| Imputation of conflicts to a firm | Conflicts for one lawyer typically extend to all attorneys in the same firm |
| Informed client consent | Clients must be fully advised of risks and alternatives before waiving a conflict |
| Lateral transfers and conflict management | When lawyers change firms, screening and conflict checks minimize ethical risks |
| Material limitation conflicts | Arise when a lawyer’s responsibilities to another client or third person limit the representation |
| Personal interest conflicts | Occur when a lawyer’s own personal interests compromise their ability to represent a client |
| Potential versus actual conflict | A potential conflict exists when interests might conflict in the future while an actual conflict is present right now |
| Screening measures | Isolation of a conflicted lawyer from any participation or communication in a matter |
| Substantially related matter test | Determines if two matters share the same essential facts or issues creating a conflict |
| Successive representation rule | Prohibits representation of a new client against a former client in the same or related matter |
| Third-party payer conflicts | A conflict arises when a third party paying for representation seeks to direct or control the representation |
| Withdrawal and disqualification | Ethical requirements demand withdrawing or being disqualified if the conflict cannot be resolved |
About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam exam focus on conflicts of interest and core lawyer ethics concepts. Cards define conflict of interest, explain concurrent and former-client rules, the substantially related matter test, and the difference between potential and actual conflicts. They also address consentability, informed client consent, and advance waivers.
Students can use the deck to review confidentiality obligations, imputation and firm-wide disqualification, screening measures and exceptions, conflict checks, withdrawal and disqualification rules, and special situations such as third-party payers, business transactions with clients, criminal conflicts, and former government lawyer limits. Emphasis is on terminology, rules, and practical conflict-management steps.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Conflict of interest rules
- Concurrent and former-client conflicts
- Confidentiality and waivers
- Imputation and screening
- Conflict checks and withdrawal