Inner Office Memo - Security Protocols
INNER-OFFICE MEMO
To: Supervising Attorney
From: Pat Paralegal
ID: PA230-02-08-A Student: Kelly Combs
Re: Security Protocols in the Law Office
Date: 12-19-2011
______________________________________________________________________________
I have researched your questions with regard to ethical compliance according to the ABA Model Rules on what is permissible to include in the firm website. The following are my findings. Please let me know if you have any additional questions regarding this matter. 1. Does the website have to list the state where s/he is licensed to practice?
Yes, the website needs to state the states each attorney is licensed to practice. First and foremost, the intent of the website is to make it user friendly for the firm’s primary audience. The website needs to be organized and provide key points. A major key point would be states licensed to practice. Any communication regarding a lawyer’s services needs to be clearly stated to avoid any misconception of Unauthorized Practice of Law.
Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
(b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall not:
(1) except as authorized by these Rules or other law, establish an office or other systematic and continuous presence in this jurisdiction for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning A Lawyer’s Services
A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer 's services. A communication is false or misleading if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading.
2. Can the attorney list a legal specialty on the webpage? If so, are there specific rules that have to be followed? Is the attorney
To: Supervising Attorney
From: Pat Paralegal
ID: PA230-02-08-A Student: Kelly Combs
Re: Security Protocols in the Law Office
Date: 12-19-2011
______________________________________________________________________________
I have researched your questions with regard to ethical compliance according to the ABA Model Rules on what is permissible to include in the firm website. The following are my findings. Please let me know if you have any additional questions regarding this matter. 1. Does the website have to list the state where s/he is licensed to practice?
Yes, the website needs to state the states each attorney is licensed to practice. First and foremost, the intent of the website is to make it user friendly for the firm’s primary audience. The website needs to be organized and provide key points. A major key point would be states licensed to practice. Any communication regarding a lawyer’s services needs to be clearly stated to avoid any misconception of Unauthorized Practice of Law.
Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
(b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall not:
(1) except as authorized by these Rules or other law, establish an office or other systematic and continuous presence in this jurisdiction for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning A Lawyer’s Services
A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer 's services. A communication is false or misleading if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading.
2. Can the attorney list a legal specialty on the webpage? If so, are there specific rules that have to be followed? Is the attorney