The purpose of this assignment is for students to explain the ethical obligations of attorneys to maintain client confidence.

Course Competency: Apply ethical standards of conduct with clients, attorneys, and other interested parties. (TS - Ethics and Professional Responsibility)

Instructions:

Content:

• supervising attorney is concerned about the use of third party funding when it comes to clients. You have been instructed to draft a memorandum to your supervising attorney in regards to third party funding.
• CIVIL TRACK: supervising attorney is concerned about client Mark Bouden. This client is unable to pay the required retainer or fees. Therefore, the client has arranged for a third-party litigation funding service to fund the lawsuit. In return for funding the lawsuit, the funding company will receive a cut of any judgment earned on the client's behalf. The funding company has requested several legal documents, the attorney's views on the case, and wants to be kept abreast of everything occurring in the case. You should explain in a memorandum what can be shared with the funding company, the duties the law firm has to the client and the ethical issues with sharing information with the funding company.
• memo should be two-three pages in length, with at least 3 references formatted according to Bluebook standards. For writing assistance, consider using Grammarly or submitting your written assignment to the Online Writing Lab prior to submitting your assignment.
• memo should contain the following sections:
• Heading or Caption
• Facts
• Issue(s) Presented
• Answer to Issue
• Reasoning or Discussion
• Conclusion