Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 19, 2013
More than just goodbye: the ethics of associate departures
When leaving a law firm, associates must navigate a minefield of legal and ethical obligations to avoid breaching the duties they owe to clients and their firms. By Diana DiGennaro
Offer from new job? Check. Conflicts cleared? Check. Formal notice given? Check. All that's left to do is craft a gracious goodbye email, right? Not so fast. When leaving a law firm, associates must navigate a minefield of legal and ethical obligations to avoid breaching the duties they owe to clients and their firms. Even inadvertently ignoring these obligations can put associates at risk of disciplinary proceedings and civil liability for...
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