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Received an offer contingent on client signing a conflict waiver. Any advice on how to navigate this?

What is there to really navigate? You just sit there any hope the client is okay with a waiver.

Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

You could provide more details here. Do you currently work for a firm that represents this client? Do you not want your current firm to know that you've received an offer to work elsewhere (just in case your client doesn't agree to sign the waiver and you're stuck where you are)?

OP here. Yes to both ^

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If anyone wants to give me advice, pls respond and I will write you a PM

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Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Presumably it is a current or former client of the new firm so I would expect that the firm would be able to contact them since they are the one that needs a waiver. I would ask someone at the new firm if they need you to do anything regarding the waiver.

Avian wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Presumably it is a current or former client of the new firm so I would expect that the firm would be able to contact them since they are the one that needs a waiver. I would ask someone at the new firm if they need you to do anything regarding the waiver.

More likely that his new firm represents a client adverse to the client at his old firm from which a waiver is sought

Magic Hat wrote:

Avian wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Presumably it is a current or former client of the new firm so I would expect that the firm would be able to contact them since they are the one that needs a waiver. I would ask someone at the new firm if they need you to do anything regarding the waiver.

More likely that his new firm represents a client adverse to the client at his old firm from which a waiver is sought

Ah good point. I wonder if the new firm would still ask for the waiver?

Magic Hat wrote:

Avian wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Presumably it is a current or former client of the new firm so I would expect that the firm would be able to contact them since they are the one that needs a waiver. I would ask someone at the new firm if they need you to do anything regarding the waiver.

More likely that his new firm represents a client adverse to the client at his old firm from which a waiver is sought

This^

and I am in a jurisdiction where screening is not sufficient

Anonymous User wrote:

Magic Hat wrote:

Avian wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Don't I have to ask the client for a waiver? How do I do that confidentially?

Presumably it is a current or former client of the new firm so I would expect that the firm would be able to contact them since they are the one that needs a waiver. I would ask someone at the new firm if they need you to do anything regarding the waiver.

More likely that his new firm represents a client adverse to the client at his old firm from which a waiver is sought

This^

and I am in a jurisdiction where screening is not sufficient

Do you do work for the client? Surely you must have some sort of connection with in house lawyers that can subtly help you out.