legal malpractice

 Under vicarious liability, a law firm can be held responsible if one of their employees, acting within the scope of his or her employment, breaches a duty owed to you.Jul 16, 2021

Who can be liable for legal malpractice? | 

Vicarious liability is a form of a strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine of agency, respondeat superior, the responsibility of the superior for the acts of their subordinate 

Liability that a supervisory party (such as an employer) bears for the actionable conduct of a subordinate or associate (such as an employee) based on the relationship between the two parties.