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Category - Ethics

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Under the Model Rule on the responsibilities of partners, managers, and supervisory lawyers, a lawyer with supervisory authority over another lawyer must ____________________________________________.
  1. Meet with each supervised lawyer on a regular basis to discuss compliance with the Model Rules.
  2. Regularly teach professional responsibility seminars for the other lawyer.
  3. Take reasonable steps to ensure that the supervised lawyer complies with the Model Rules.
  4. The lawyer with supervisory authority has no obligation under the Model Rules.
Explanation
Answer: C - Take reasonable steps to ensure that the supervised lawyer complies with the Model Rules. “A lawyer having direct supervisory authority over another lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the other lawyer conforms to the [Model Rules].” Model Rule 5.1(b). Answer C is the correct choice because it mirrors the language of Rule 5.1(b).
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