Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 24, 2017
Create a culture of compliance
Law firms can actively engage with employees to ensure that all are knowledgeable regarding their obligations and understand the serious ramifications of any breach of those obligations.
J. Randolph Evans
Partner
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree St NE #5300
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Phone: (404) 527-8330
Email: randy.evans@dentons.com
Too often, attorneys have blinders on when it comes to fulfilling their duties and obligations. Attorneys wrongly assume that, so long as they fulfill the ethical obligations owed to their clients, other attorneys and staff will follow suit. This approach creates risks, as the individuals within a law firm may not have the same knowledge of the many unique ethical and legal obligations owed by law firms to clients.
To avoid these risks, law firms can actively engage with employees t...
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