Leaving Government Employment: Ethics Issues for Lawyers

07 Nov , 2025

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Leaving federal government employment for the private or nonprofit sector raises important ethics issues for attorneys and presents potential pitfalls. From potential conflicts of interest to rules about confidentiality and contact with one’s former government employer, former government attorneys will walk away from this class with a better grasp of both the ethical standards in D.C.

Rules of Professional Conduct 1.11 (and the Model Rule and other states version of that provision and any relevant statutory requirements.

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