How to Build a Bulletproof Conflict-of-Interest Check Process for Your Law Firm in 2026: A Step-by-Step Workflow

A missed conflict can cost a firm a disqualification, a malpractice claim, or a bar complaint. Yet many firms still run conflict checks on a shared spreadsheet and a good memory. Here's a step-by-step, defensible conflict-of-interest workflow for 2026 - run at intake, repeated across the matter lifecycle, and documented well enough to satisfy a bar auditor.