Labor/Employment
May 8, 2026
What does the duty to supervise look like when working from home?
In an era of remote practice, lawyers who view supervision as merely reactive risk serious professional consequences, as state bars and courts increasingly expect proactive oversight of lawyers and nonlawyers alike to prevent misconduct before clients are harmed.
Lawyers are often well-versed in the hierarchy of ethical obligations, from the duty to maintain confidentiality to the duty of loyalty. But sometimes, the duty to supervise others is neglected by lawyers who may assume that such a duty only arises upon the discovery of an error or mistake by someone working for them. The consequences of this failure to supervise less experienced lawyers or nonlawyers can be significant.
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