In major litigation, my firm hires document lawyers to review documents and provide summaries. They are paid as independent contractors sometimes, and other times, if they are going to be there for a period of time, they are treated as temporary employees where taxes are taken out. Are there any ethical obligations presented?
The issue presented is one seen frequently by firms in the last 15 to 20 years, but is really a modern issue. What happens when a lawyer is hired as a document reviewer, or sometimes called a contract lawyer, to work on a temporary or part-time basis either as an independent contractor or as a temporary employee? Normally, this attorney is not a member of the law firm.
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