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Work pro bono without partner supervision?
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:54 pm
by Anonymous User
Asked & answered
Re: Work pro bono without partner supervision?
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:04 pm
by kykiske
Just spitballing here. But, say you're representing a tenant against his/her landlord. What is preventing you from asking an associate or partner in your firm's real estate group for some general advice?
At least for us, we tend to have wide open doors across practice groups. If the corporate folks have a litigation question, they come to us to ask, and vice-versa.
Re: Work pro bono without partner supervision?
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:26 pm
by Lacepiece23
I've run my own landlord tenant matters since I was a first year by myself. You can figure it out. Ask legal aid if you have a question, but I think trial by fire is good for a lawyer to grow.
Re: Work pro bono without partner supervision?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 12:52 pm
by Anonymous User
Yea thanks guys, both of the above is pretty much what I was thinking.
Re: Work pro bono without partner supervision?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:45 pm
by dixiecupdrinking
You should do what is normally done in your firm. You may have to have a partner formally involved for malpractice liability reasons if nothing else. Ask.