§ 9401.105 Additional rules concerning outside employment for Bureau attorneys.

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Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER LXXXIV—BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION > PART 9401—SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

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(a) Prohibited outside practice of law. In addition to the prior approval requirements under § 9401.103 and the outside employment restrictions under § 9401.104, an employee serving in an attorney position shall not engage in the practice of law outside the employee's official Bureau duties that might require the attorney to:

(1) Take a position that is or appears to be in conflict with the interests of the Bureau; or

(2) Interpret any statute, regulation, or rule administered or issued by the Bureau.

(b) Exemption for self representation. Nothing in this section prevents a Bureau attorney from acting as an agent or attorney for or otherwise representing himself or herself in the outside practice of law, except:

(1) In those matters in which the attorney has participated personally and substantially as a Government employee; or

(2) In those matters which are the subject of the attorney's official responsibility.

[77 FR 25019, Apr. 27, 2012, as amended at 82 FR 35885, Aug. 2, 2017]

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