Case Manager Interview Question:

Tell us did you ever have a conflict with a supervisor? Please tell me how you handled it and what the resolution was?

Submitted by: Muhammad

At my previous job, I had a difficult situation when one of the attorneys instructed me to include an argument in a pleading I was drafting under her supervision. It was my belief that this argument dangerously skirted the edge of what was ethically permissible and would be generally detrimental to the client's cause by making an unfavorable impression on the judge. When I raised this point as a consideration, the attorney was dismissive of my concerns. As I was still concerned, I researched the issue further and learned that an attorney had been censured by the state bar for very similar conduct. When I tactfully brought this to my supervisor's attention, she agreed that the problematic argument should be omitted.
Submitted by: Muhammad