ORIGINS AND INFLUENCES. 1  Portuguese is one of the major languages of the world (the sixth most spoken language worldwide), spoken by about 200 million people on four continents. It belongs to a group of languages called Romance or Neo-Latin that evolved from Latin, the language of Latium in Ancient Italy, or more specifically, the city of Rome.
Conflicts of Interest. A lawyer or law firm cannot be successful without clients, and the ability to obtain and retain clients is crucial to any practice. Conflict of interest issues can limit a lawyerâs or firmâs ability to take on new clients or to continue with existing ones, and thus they must be carefully considered. On the one hand, being too sensitive to potential conflicts can unduly limit a practice and cause friction among lawyers in a firm.
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