ME · rules
M.R. Prof. Conduct 5.3
RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING NONLAWYER ASSISTANTS
With respect to a nonlawyer employed or retained by or associated with
a lawyer:
(a) a partner, and a lawyer who individually or together with other
lawyers possesses comparable managerial authority in a law firm
shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the firm has in effect
measures giving reasonable assurance that the person’s conduct is
compatible with the professional obligations of the lawyer;
(b) a lawyer having direct supervisory authority over the nonlawyer
shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the person’s conduct is
compatible with the professional obligations of the lawyer; and
(c) a lawyer shall be responsible for the conduct of such a person that
would be a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct if engaged
in by a lawyer if:
(1) the lawyer orders or, with the knowledge of the specific
conduct, ratifies the conduct involved; or
(2) the lawyer is a partner or has comparable managerial
authority in the law firm in which the person is employed, or
has direct supervisory authority over the person, and knows of
the conduct at a time when its consequences can be avoided or
mitigated but fails to take reasonable remedial action.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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