Common use of CONSENT TO JOINT REPRESENTATION Clause in Contracts

CONSENT TO JOINT REPRESENTATION. The District acknowledges that from time to time Law Firm may be asked to perform legal services on a matter affecting two or more public education local agencies. In such situations before proceeding with representation, Law Firm shall provide the District with a written disclosure of the relevant circumstances and of the actual and reasonably foreseeable adverse consequences to the District, and shall seek separate written consent to joint representation from all involved parties if permissible according to ethical principles applicable to attorneys. The District acknowledges that it is often in the best interest of the District for such representation to commence without undue delay which may result from waiting until a regularly-scheduled Board meeting. Therefore, the Governing Board of the District hereby delegates to the Superintendent or designee authority to consent to joint representation in the circumstances described in this paragraph, and to execute such written consent on behalf of the Board and District.

CONSENT TO JOINT REPRESENTATION. The District acknowledges that from time to time Law Firm may be asked to perform legal services on a matter affecting two or more public education local agencies. In such situations before proceeding with representation, Law Firm shall provide the District with a written disclosure of the relevant circumstances and of the actual and reasonably foreseeable adverse consequences to the District, and shall seek separate written consent to joint representation from all involved parties if permissible according to ethical principles applicable to attorneys. The District acknowledges that it is often in the best interest of the District for such representation to commence without undue delay which may result from waiting until a regularly-scheduled Board meeting. Therefore, the Governing Board of the District hereby delegates to the Superintendent Superintendent/President or designee authority to consent to joint representation in the circumstances described in this paragraph, and to execute such written consent on behalf of the Board and District.