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Perspective

Jan. 3, 2015

Ethical traps for young lawyers

Lawyers in any practice area or at any stage of their careers can be targets of legal malpractice claims. As a young lawyer, you might think you are even more vulnerable. But that may not be so. By April A. Otterberg


By April A. Otterberg


Lawyers in any practice area or at any stage of their careers can be targets of legal malpractice claims. As a young lawyer, you might think you are even more vulnerable. After all, if you've been practicing law for any length of time, you've probably come to realize how much you need to do on a daily basis that you just didn't learn in law school.


But young lawyers are at no greater risk for malpractice claims than th...

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