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.
Law firms, or other attorneys within the same law firm, can also have conflicts of interest. For example, it is considered a conflict of interest for an attorney in the same firm to represent an opposing party in a case where a member of the firm is representing the other party.or example, it is considered a conflict of interest for an attorney in the same firm to represent an opposing party in a case where a member of the firm is representing the other party.