Failure to Supervise Lawyer

Our Arizona failure to supervise lawyer keep attorneys accountable for failing to supervise an employee. A law firm may also be liable for injuries done to others caused by the acts of their employees, provided those acts are committed in the course and scope of the employee’s employment. The legal malpractice attorneys at Entrekin Law will be more than happy to support you if your lawyer or law firm failed to supervise an employee that caused damages to your case.

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A law firm may be liable for failing to supervise an employee as a reasonable and prudent law firm would have done in the same or similar circumstances.  This is called ‘negligent supervision.’

An example of negligent supervision that may influence the result of your case may be a paralegal failing to file the correct paperwork for your case in a timely manner.

Holding Attorneys Accountable for Failing to Supervise Their Employee

Note that the law firm need not have been aware of the conduct; as long as the negligent conduct was committed by an employee in the course and scope and proximately caused damages, the law firm is liable.

The dispute in these cases will generally concern whether the act complained of was actually done in the course and scope of employment.  There is extensive case law defining ‘course and scope.’  The Restatement (Second) of Agency, Section 228, states:

‘(1) Conduct of a servant is within the scope of employment if, but only if:

• it is of the kind he is employed to perform;
• it occurs substantially within the authorized time and space limits;
• it is actuated, at least in part, by a purpose to serve the master, and
• if force is intentionally used by the servant against another, the use of force is not unexpectable by the master.

(2) Conduct of a servant is not within the scope of employment if it is different in kind from that authorized, far beyond the authorized time or space limits, or too little actuated by a purpose to serve the master.’

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Again, if an employee’s negligence caused damages to your case, don’t hesitate to call us today at (800) 955-3457. We believe that a law firm has an impartial duty and responsibility to its clients. If those duties are not met, they should be held accountable. Don’t let a law firm’s negligence negatively impact your life.

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