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Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Law Practice

Mar. 8, 2024

Risks for practitioners sharing office space

The potential pitfalls of sharing office space with other professionals or attorneys, and how to avoid misleading clients, breaching confidentiality, or facing vicarious liability due to another attorney’s conduct.

Shari L. Klevens

Partner
Dentons US LLP

Phone: (202) 496-7500

Email: shari.klevens@dentons.com

Alanna G. Clair

Partner
Dentons US LLP

Email: alanna.clair@dentons.com

Risks for practitioners sharing office space
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Operating a law practice can be expensive. Considering staff salaries, leasing office space, filing fees, maintaining IT systems, and office supplies, the costs can rack up quickly. For this reason, some practitioners soften the blow by starting law firms with partners who share the costs. However, with the increase in hybrid working arrangements and the evolution of the legal field, some solo practitioners have explored sharing office space with other professionals ...

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