229: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Supervision of Employees in Legal Practice

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about the ethical rules governing the supervision of employees of a law firm. This is an issue that might be part of a fact pattern involving professional responsibility on the California bar exam, or it could show up on the MPRE.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Responsibilities of senior attorneys or partners who supervise attorney associates
• The duty owed by a subordinate attorney who completes a task at the direction of the supervising attorney
• The rule addressing employees of a firm who are not attorneys, but still require supervision
• Three sample fact patters illustrating the above concepts

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-professional-responsibility-and-evidence/)
• Podcast Episode 47: Preparing for the MPRE (w/Brittany Raposa) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-47-preparing-for-the-mpre-w-brittany-raposa/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-229-listen-and-learn-professional-responsibility-supervision/)

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Alison & Lee