# Conflict check
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Conduct comprehensive conflict of interest checks for law firms before accepting new client representations.

Conduct comprehensive conflict of interest checks for law firms before accepting new client representations. Use when screening prospective clients, lateral hires, new matters for existing clients, related party transactions, or any engagement requiring professional responsibility clearance. Covers ABA Model Rules 1.7-1.10 (US), SRA Code of Conduct (UK), and common law/civil law jurisdiction frameworks. Identifies direct, imputed, positional, and corporate family conflicts. Produces auditable conflict clearance documentation with waiver recommendations and ethical wall protocols. Integrates with legalcode-client-intake-workflow for full intake process.

This skill conducts comprehensive conflict of interest checks for law firms, identifying potential ethical barriers to representation and producing auditable clearance documentation. It supports both preliminary screening (before receiving confidential information) and comprehensive checking (after full intake). **Covers:** - Identification and classification of conflict types (direct, imputed, positional, corporate family, related party, prospective client, former client) - Multi-party and corporate family relationship mapping - Conflict waiver analysis (consentable vs. non-consentable) - Ethical wall/screening protocol recommendations - Lateral hire conflict assessment - Auditable conflict clearance documentation - Integration with conflict management systems **Does not:** - Make final accept/decline decisions (human judgment required) - Provide legal advice on specific conflict scenarios - Replace conflicts counsel or ethics committee review - Apply to one jurisdiction exclusively — jurisdiction-agnostic with [JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC] markers **Related skills:** - `legalcode-client-intake-workflow` — full client onboarding process - `legalcode-matter-triage-workflow` — matter prioritization and routing - `legalcode-engagement-letter` — engagement letter drafting (if available) This skill is jurisdiction-agnostic. The firm's home jurisdiction and applicable bar rules determine which specific conflict rules apply. The workflow identifies the relevant regulatory framework early and adapts accordingly. [JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC] When localizing, research and apply: - **US (ABA Model Rules)**: Rules 1.7 (concurrent), 1.8 (specific transactions), 1.9 (former ...

## Jurisdictions

Global



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