Will you maintain joint responsibility over such clients?

To answer this question, please select “yes” if you will maintain joint responsibility over the clients that you refer to other (third party) lawyers or law firms. If you will not maintain joint responsibility over the clients that you refer to other (third party) lawyers or law firms, please select “no” to this question. 

Joint responsibility means that two or more lawyers or law firms share the legal and ethical responsibility for the proper handling of a client’s case. This means that the lawyers both owe the client certain duties, such as the duty of competence, duty of loyalty, and the duty of confidentiality. Joint responsibility arrangements can arise in referral fee arrangements or co-counsel relationships.