4.1 Checking for Conflicts When Changing Jobs

READ:the American Bar Association's Ethics Opinion 09-455.

ABA Ethics Opinion 09-455.pdf

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REFLECT:on the application of this Opinion to paralegals in California. When the need to prevent conflicts results in the need to provideconfidentialinformation, how is can this be resolved?

RESEARCH:to locate articlesless than ten years oldconcerningparalegals and attorneys changing jobs, and how the issues of preventing conflict of interest are handled in the workplace.

Be sure that the article(s) you choose can be accessed by other students without having to sign up for anaccount to that website. If necessary, you can copy the article as a PDF andattach it. Do not cite an article that another student has already used.

RESPOND:to the following questions and, if appropriate, include personal experience as part of your answers. If possible, provide examples from actual situations.

1. Describe your understanding of what creates conflicts when changing firms.

2. How do you think the ABA opinion applies to a paralegal wishing to change firms?

Include the article you located and explain how it relates to the topic of conflict of interest when changing jobs. List the name of the article and the website in your response.

NOTE: Your initial response to this discussion is due by 11:59pm on Thursday.

You can earn one extra point by posting your initial response before Thursday.

Your response to posts from other students is due by 11:59pm on Sunday.

Respond first toone other student that no one else has responded to, comparing and contrasting the information you located with the information the other student provided. Then respond to the posts of at least one other student.

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