32 CFR 776.55
§ 776.55 Responsibilities regarding non-attorney assistants.
United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective
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- 32 CFR 776.55, § 776.55 Responsibilities regarding non-attorney assistants, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/147695
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(a) With respect to a non-attorney acting under the authority, supervision, or direction of a covered attorney:
(1) The senior supervisory attorney in an office shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the person's conduct is compatible with the professional obligations of a covered attorney;
(2) A covered attorney having direct supervisory authority over the non-attorney shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the person's conduct is compatible with the professional obligations of a covered attorney; and
(3) A covered attorney shall be responsible for conduct of such a person that would be a violation of this part if engaged in by a covered attorney if:
(i) The covered attorney orders or, with the knowledge of the specific conduct, explicitly or impliedly ratifies the conduct involved; or
(ii) The covered attorney 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.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.