Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Practice Question
A managing partner at a law firm notices that a junior associate frequently misses filing deadlines and submits incomplete legal research, leading to client dissatisfaction. What is the managing partner’s appropriate course of action?
Transfer the associate to another department without directly addressing their performance problems.
Ignore the associate’s performance issues and wait for improvement.
Provide additional training and supervision to help the junior associate improve their performance.
Report the junior associate to the state bar for misconduct.
The managing partner is responsible for addressing the associate's performance issues to uphold the firm's professional standards. This may involve providing additional training, supervision, or taking disciplinary measures if necessary. Ignoring the issue or reporting the associate to the bar without attempting remediation fails to fulfill the supervisory duty to manage and improve subordinate performance. Similarly, transferring the associate without addressing performance problems does not resolve the underlying issues.
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