There are several factors one should consider before taking accepting
a client engagement such as independence, client integrity, risk
assessment and reasonable assurance. If a client's reputation is well
known for dishonesty, I could not, in good conscience, take on said
client if I did not believe they could be trusted. For Attorney Joseph
Leslie, his lack of care to pay those who do work for him on time is
cheap, dishonest, lazy and arrogant. They only way I would accept
this case if if he paid me in advance, 100%, but even so, I could never
fully trust him. At the end of the day, we are all here to do a job,
whether good or bad, and the end goal is to be paid. That is our
livelihood that is being played with and I for one would never put
myself in a situation where my hard work is done for free.
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guidance/#:~:text=Before%20accepting%20an%20engagement%20t
o,and%20perform%20risk%20acceptance%20procedures.
