Ethical Issues in Supervising Others: Can Their Misconduct Become Yours?
No matter what the size of a lawyer’s firm, and no matter in what U.S. jurisdiction the firm is located, the Rules of Professional Conduct impose obligations on the lawyer to supervise other attorneys at the firm. Under Model Rule 5.1, the degree of supervision required depends on the lawyer’s specific managerial role in the firm – whether the lawyer is managing the firm as a whole, or a particular department, or just a single case. But the lawyer’s failure to comply with these supervisory obligations can result in disciplinary risks as great as or even greater than the lawyer who actually commits the misconduct.
Our program will examine these issues from a variety of perspectives, including small law firms, larger firms, and government offices. We will also look at the obligations of paralegals, bookkeepers, and other support personnel, as well as the lawyer’s obligations to supervise those personnel, calling on specific cases where lawyers faced discipline for failing to fulfill those obligations. We will suggest steps that law firms and other law offices can take to help ensure adequate supervision of all attorneys and support staff. Our seminar will explore these supervisory responsibilities in a number of different ways.
Speakers:
Ronald C. Minkoff - Shareholder/Director, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C.
Elizabeth A. Alston - Principal, Alston Law Firm
FREE!
Total CLEs - One unit Ethics
September 22, 2015, 10:00 am to 11:00 pm PT
For further information see:
http://www.bna.com/ethical-issues-supervising-m17179933656/?elqTrackId=199F6F8BDC3036C7DE762BD20D429FB3&elq=5c33468629904abeb7636da1c6116596&elqCampaignId=1277&elqaid=2235&elqat=1
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