Question

Which of the following is an example of a conflict of interest? A. A manufacturing company hires many employees. B. A worker has two jobs at unrelated companies. C. A lawyer represents the plaintiff and the defendant. D. A competitor interferes with another company's contract.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. A lawyer represents the plaintiff and the defendant.

Explanation:

A lawyer representing both the plaintiff and the defendant is clearly a sign of conflict of interest.

Chances are that the lawyer will work with the party that is most beneficial to him (like for his fees or other advantages) rather than really representing the best interests of each of the clients, as he would normally do (or at least would be supposed to do) in the case where he represents only one side of the involved parties.

Answer B could be a conflict of interest if the other job would be at a competitor of the first company, but since they are unrelated, no issue there.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is C. :-)

Explanation: