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NYLE - Professional Conduct Test questions and answers 2025 latest update
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NYLE - Professional ConductTest questions and answers
2025 latest update.
_A lawyer cannot represent a person or entity when - answer a
current or former client, or the lawyer personally, has differing
interests that will adversely affect either the lawyer's judgment or
his loyalty to the client
_A lawyer can't represent Client A in the same or a substantially
related matter in which his previous firm had represented Client B
whose interests are - answer materially adverse to Client A and
about whom the lawyer had acquired confidential, material
information unless Client B gives informed consent, confirmed in
writing
_A lawyer may exercise his professional judgment to - answer
waive or not assert a client's rights and may agree to opposing
counsel's reasonable requests as long as his client's rights aren't
prejudiced
_A lawyer may not communicate with a party that the lawyer knows
is represented by another lawyer in the matter without the prior
consent of that other lawyer, but the lawyer may - answer direct a
client to communicate with a represented person provided advance
notice is given to the represented person's counsel
_A lawyer may not handle a legal matter that he is - answer not
competent to handle, without associating with a lawyer who is
competent to handle it
, _A lawyer may not knowingly reveal confidential information or use
such information to - answer harm the client, help the lawyer or
help a third person
_A lawyer may not offer to pay a witness contingent on the content
of the witness's testimony or the outcome of the matter but may
pay - answer reasonable compensation to a witness for loss of time
and reasonable related expenses incurred in testifying and the
professional services of an expert
_A lawyer may not practice law in a jurisdiction - answer in
violation of the regulations of the legal profession in that
jurisdiction and may not aid a non-lawyer in the unauthorized
practice of law
_A lawyer may not solicit clients by in-person, telephone, or real-
time computer-accessed communication unless - answer the
recipient is a close friend, relative or former or existing client
_A lawyer may not use means that have no substantial purpose
other than to - answer delay or prolong the proceeding or cause
needless expense
_A lawyer may refuse client's instructions to participate in conduct
that's - answer unlawful
_A lawyer must exercise reasonable care to prevent the disclosure
of confidential information by his - answer employees and
associates
_A lawyer must maintain a special account for client's funds and -
answer the account's checks & deposit slips must identify it a
"special"/"escrow"/"trust" account, may be non-interest/interest
bearing, funds that are partially the lawyer's must also be kept
here, lawyer may withdraw his part unless there's a fee dispute,
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