"Doesn't paying the legal bills for the other party create some conflicts of interest or other weirdnesses for the lawyers?" This happens quite frequently in i

"Doesn't paying the legal bills for the other party create some conflicts of interest or other weirdnesses for the lawyers?" This happens quite frequently in insurance defense situations. Say a Physician is hit with malpractice and the insurance company is paying all legal costs. (Or even auto insurance as maybe a better example). The important thing to remember, is that you are the client ("the insured") and even though the person paying the bills will attempt to get you to use an attorney that they have already worked out rates with it is within your right (going along the lines of the point you raised) to get another attorney, within reason, price etc. (The price doesn't have to necessarily be the same either.)