By Deborah J. Jeffrey
Professional Services Practice Group, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
The ABA recently modified Model Rule 1.10 to enable law firms to screen conflicted lateral hires. Under the new Model Rule, an attorney joining a firm that currently represents a party adverse to his or her former client can be screened without obtaining a waiver from the parties involved. Importantly, in order to avoid disqualification, the attorney must be screened in a timely manner and the firm must provide written notice to affected parties and demonstrate compliance with the expanded screening rules, which set standards for screening timeliness, effectiveness and ongoing notification.
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