Under PR, conflict of interest regarding professional judgment must:

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Under PR, conflict of interest regarding professional judgment must:

Ethical rules require that a conflict of interest capable of impairing a lawyer’s independent professional judgment be identified before you take on a client. If a conflict is only discovered after representation has begun, the lawyer must address it—often by withdrawing or obtaining informed consent from all affected clients—so that judgment isn’t compromised. Because of that, the correct statement is that such a conflict must predetermine the representation. Conflicts can be managed if they’re found early and properly addressed, but starting with a known conflict would undermine ethical duties. The idea that conflicts can occur at any time or that they’re never allowed is too absolute, since late-emerging conflicts can sometimes be handled with proper consent or withdrawal.

Ethical rules require that a conflict of interest capable of impairing a lawyer’s independent professional judgment be identified before you take on a client. If a conflict is only discovered after representation has begun, the lawyer must address it—often by withdrawing or obtaining informed consent from all affected clients—so that judgment isn’t compromised. Because of that, the correct statement is that such a conflict must predetermine the representation. Conflicts can be managed if they’re found early and properly addressed, but starting with a known conflict would undermine ethical duties. The idea that conflicts can occur at any time or that they’re never allowed is too absolute, since late-emerging conflicts can sometimes be handled with proper consent or withdrawal.

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