RULE 1.7 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: CURRENT CLIENTS
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. A concurrent conflict of interest exists if:
(1) the representation of one client will be directly adverse to another client; or
(2) the representation of one or more clients may be materially limited by the lawyer's responsibilities to another client, a former client, or a third person, or by a personal interest of the lawyer.
(b) Notwithstanding the existence of a concurrent conflict of interest under paragraph (a), a lawyer may represent a client if:
(1) the lawyer reasonably believes that the lawyer will be able to provide competent and diligent representation to each affected client;
(2) the representation is not prohibited by law;
(3) the representation does not involve the assertion of a claim by one client against another client represented by the lawyer in the same litigation or other proceeding before a tribunal; and
(4) each affected client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing.
Hi!
The day of the week a golf course is mostly likely to be closed on is Monday. =)
Traditionally, small businesses tended to be concentrated in the retail or retailing industry.
The retail industry involves a business that sells good or services to a consumer. The sell these items based on the demand of the good or service. Even today, the retail industry is growing fast and still one of the main focuses of small businesses.
Answer: The type of organizational structure that this most closely resembles is the<em><u> Matrix</u></em> structure.
Explanation:
When a group of people in business are put into formal groups based on their diverse occupational specialties it is a <u><em>matrix structure</em></u>. The groups that are put together based on similar service, products, clients, customers, and the regions that they are from.
The relationships that each person has are usually set up on a reporting grid. They use the grid which is different than a traditional reporting hierarchy. Each manager has a dual reporting relationship with each other. They can work as a regular functional manager and also a product manager.
