Monthly Archives: January 2018

Conflict waivers

Conflicts of Interest? New York Advises on Law School Clinic and Nonprofit Collaboration

by in Conflict of Interest, Ethics Opinion, Legal Services, Professionalism. Posted January 23, 2018
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics, recently advised that a legal clinic pursuing claims on behalf of indigent clients is not “associated” with its co-counsel, a nonprofit legal services organization, for the purposes of imputing conflicts of interest.
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The ABA Draws a Brightline for Judges Conducting Independent Factual Research

by in Ethics Opinion, judges, News, Professionalism, Social Media, Technology. Posted January 16, 2018
The American Bar Association’s latest formal opinion prohibits judges from conducting independent research on adjudicative facts unless the information is subject to judicial notice. However, judges are permitted to use the Internet to search for general contextual information and to research legislative facts. Brightline
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