The Ethics of Supervising Other Lawyers

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Lawyers are not only responsible for their own ethical conduct and decision making but also for the ethical practice of lawyers they supervise.

Whether it's a partner supervising the work of an associate or the lead lawyer on a case supervising a group of partners and associates, the supervising lawyer has responsibilities to ensure that the lawyers he or she is supervising are ethically compliant. When subordinate lawyers violate ethics rules, supervising lawyers are potentially liable for that misconduct.

This program provides a guide to ethical issues when lawyers supervise other lawyers and non-lawyer support staff.

Standards for ensuring compliance by subordinate attorneys and potential liability when they act improperly
Lawyer supervision of paralegals and other non-lawyer staff
Responsibilities of subordinate lawyers who rely on judgment of supervising lawyers
Special issues involved in billing the work of subordinate and co-counsel attorneys, and paralegals
In-house counsel of outside counsel

Contributors

Matthew Corbin

Matthew Corbin is Senior Vice President and Executive Director in the Professional Services Group of AON Risk Services in Kansis City, where he consults with the company's law firm clients on professional responsibility and liability issues. Before joining AON, he was a partner with Lathrop & Gage, LLP, where he was a trial and appellate lawyer handling professional liability, commercial, business tort, employment, construction, insurance, and regulatory matters. Before entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk to Judge Mary Briscoe of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Mr. Corbin earned his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.

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Contributors

Matthew Corbin