---
title: "List both current clients before any decision that the firm may act"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/screen-a-matter-in-which-the-practice-acts-for-two-current-clients/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A51-MA20261022-16-US"
practice_area: "Confidentiality & client information"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List both current clients before any decision that the firm may act

> List each current client and the matter the file uses for that client. Do not say the firm may act for both and do not propose a screen.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/screen-a-matter-in-which-the-practice-acts-for-two-current-clients/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Confidentiality & client information](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each current client and the matter the file uses for that client. Do not say the firm may act for both and do not propose a screen. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide the conflict. Rule 1.10(a) says that while lawyers are associated in a firm, none shall knowingly represent a client when any one of them practicing alone would be prohibited by Rule 1.7 or Rule 1.9, unless an exception in the rule applies. The screen in Rule 1.10(a)(2) is only for a prohibition based on Rule 1.9(a) or (b) arising from a prior firm. It is not a cure for a Rule 1.7 conflict between two current clients. The text of Rule 1.7 was not opened. You open it before you decide whether a prohibition exists. Rule 1.10(c) points a waiver to the conditions in Rule 1.7, which were not opened. Model Rule 1.6 limits what you reveal while you compare the two matters. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Screen a matter in which the practice acts for two current clients](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/screen-a-matter-in-which-the-practice-acts-for-two-current-clients.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each current client and the matter the file uses for that client. Do not say the firm may act for both and do not propose a screen.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not offer a screen as a cure for two current clients.
- Rule 1.7 was not opened. This list is not a clearance.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.10, Imputation of Conflicts of Interest](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_10_imputation_of_conflicts_of_interest_general_rule/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*