It’s no secret that lawyers struggle at disproportionate rates with mental-health and substance-abuse issues. The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being reported in 2017 that in a study of 13,000 practicing lawyers, 28 percent struggled with depression; 19 percent struggled with anxiety; and between 21 and 36 percent qualified as “problem drinkers.” Most at risk
Model Rule 1.0(c)
Keeping up with the Joneses: Should the Rules of Professional Conduct bend for in-house lawyers?
By Karen Rubin on
Posted in In-house Counsel
In-house attorneys face unique situations when it comes to client relationships and job responsibilities. But when it comes to ethical obligations, the Model Rules don’t recognize any difference between lawyers who work in-house and others. Model Rule 1.0(c) defines “law firm” to include lawyers employed “in the legal department of” an organization, and it has…