“I find myself in a difficult position. I am an associate in the City office of a foreign firm, and my boss has asked me to sign an opinion (in my name, not the name of the law firm) along with him on a foreign law question, knowing that I am not qualified to give advice in that jurisdiction.
“I was taken aback that a junior lawyer signs opinions (even if a partner is also signing the same opinion). In my previous job at a bigger firm, only partners or counsel signed off opinions, and in the name of the firm rather than in their personal names. Senior associates had to get special dispensation from the partner committee to sign opinions in the name of the firm.
