Attorney’s have a duty to actively supervise the people who work for them and may be responsible for errors their employees commit if it is shown that the attorney was negligent in his supervisory duties.
The associates, secretaries and law clerks who work with attorneys may be in charge of important matters like drafting documents and filing papers with the court. When they fail to follow through, clients may be seriously damaged. For example, if a paralegal fails to timely file a lawsuit with the court, the client may never be able to pursue their law suit as a result of the paralegal blowing the deadline. In instances like this, the attorney who employs the paralegal would ultimately be responsible for the paralegal’s acts that are within the scope their employment. This might result on valid grounds for the client to bring a legal malpractice law suit in Connecticut and we can help.
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