{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-9401.105","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 9401.105","heading":"Additional rules concerning outside employment for Bureau attorneys.","body":"(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:\n(1) Take a position that is or appears to be in conflict with the interests of the Bureau; or\n(2) Interpret any statute, regulation, or rule administered or issued by the Bureau.\n(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:\n(1) In those matters in which the attorney has participated personally and substantially as a Government employee; or\n(2) In those matters which are the subject of the attorney's official responsibility.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"90623a0c2c07f8fba6c61739b35ee7b436693c3e8f5896e90397c4ad4816b566","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-9401.104","next":"us/5-cfr-9401.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}