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Hi @Ram Sabaratnam,
In relation to the final point, what would you say about a hypothetical situation where the firm may have made its initial judgement that advising a client would not impose harm to their professional branding and reputation, but it actually later turned out that it most likely would (and the partners leading the deal were unwilling to accept that fact out of fear of losing the deal or client altogether).
Would it be fine in this scenario for a trainee or associate (on grounds of the work being ethically questionable) to refuse the work? How do firms balance their need to take on work which is billed to clients, which helps firms make revenues and profits for equity partners, whilst also making sure that the work isn't ethically questionable and won’t have an impact on the firm’s reputation?
I understand this is probably a very strange and unlikely scenario, but it crossed my mind and I thought if this came up in an interview, I need to have considered everything. 😂😂

(JK I have more to say, and will get back to you right after my class. Hold that thought @Chris Brown)