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Law Society of Ontario, Rules of Professional Conduct

May 19, 2024

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Meris Bray

in Annotated Bibliography, Ethics, Format – Rules of Professional Conduct, Harassment, Harassment – Sexual Harassment, Supervision

Under Rule 6.1-1, a lawyer is responsible for directly supervising non-lawyers assigned tasks and functions. This rule imputes a requirement for the non-lawyer to be competent, though there are no competency requirements for non-lawyers. Non-lawyers are to have their work reviewed by the lawyer frequently. There must be a close contact relationship, and the lawyer…