Some of the rules are obvious in their application to in-house attorneys (such as the duty of confidentiality contained in Model Rule 1.6). In fact, many of the rules contemplate the attorney as an outside legal adviser with multiple clients-not an employee of a single client. Attorneys are generally familiar with the application of the ethical rules to their practices when they work in private practice.
HOUSE RULERS PROFESSIONAL
While it is clear that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct apply to in-house attorneys, how those rules actually apply is not always clear. 3 (“With respect to the law department of an organization, including the government, there is ordinarily no question that the members of the department constitute a firm within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct.”). Further, the application of such rules to how lawyers in private practice interact with each other at a law firm also applies to in-house lawyers, as such rules generally define law firm (or firm) to include “the legal department of a corporation or other organization.” See, e.g., Model Rules of Pro. Such rules apply not only to lawyers in private practice but also to in-house lawyers. Although the rules of professional conduct differ in each state, all states in the United States have enacted some form of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the American Bar Association.
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