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  • Lawyer’s Duty to Supervise Paralegals

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    By Barry H. Berke & Ronald W. Adelman [Originally published in NYPRR November 2000]   Lawyers rely on paralegals to perform a wide range of tasks. Some limit the work of paralegals to organizing and maintaining files. Others call upon them to render...

  • Duty to Supervise: A Firm Responsibility

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    By Marvin Frankel & Charlotte Fischman [Originally published in NYPRR August 2000]   New York stands alone in requiring law firms as well as lawyers (at least those with management responsibility in the firm or “direct supervisory authority” over...

  • Amendments to the DRs (1999)

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    By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR August 1999]   [The following discussion of the new amendments to the Code of Professional Responsibility was prepared by Mr. Krane for his law firm, Proskauer Rose LLP.] Definitions Throughout the Code,...

  • Guard Against Criminal, Civil & Disciplinary Liability: A Practical Guide

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    By Sarah Diane McShea [Originally published in NYPRR December 1998]   The first article in this series on law firm management problems (see, NYPRR May 1998) surveyed disciplinary cases in which partners and associates in large firms had been disciplined...

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