Description
Technology and the pandemic have changed both the way we work and where we can do so. Smart phones, laptops, cloud storage, and virtual meeting platforms enable attorneys the flexibility to work from their homes (whether primary, vacation, or otherwise) or even while in transit. When the services you provide cross into a state that you don’t have a law license in – whether through physical or virtual presence – your law practice not only becomes multijurisdictional, but may also be unauthorized and in violation of the ethics rules.
Since the pandemic, the rules on remote practice have changed significantly – both through ABA Ethics Formal Opinion 495, as well the states that have adopted this opinion as a new rule. With the boundaries of “practicing” outside of the state you are licensed in evolving, how do you know if you’ve crossed an ethical line? This two-hour video webcast, taught by a renowned lawyer and ethics authority, examines the relevant rules on unauthorized and multijurisdictional practice, what they mean, and how they apply to a variety of real world situations. Topics include:
- Whether lawyers can practice law in states where they are not licensed – whether in person or “virtually”
- When lawyers may give advice about the law of states where they are not licensed
- How litigators can be admitted in another state's courts
- What temporary practice is permissible by lawyers in states where they are not licensed (in both the litigation and the transactional context)
- What the rules say about lawyers moving permanently to another state
- When lawyers not licensed in the state where they practice may represent clients before federal agencies, in federal court and in matters involving federal law
- What limitations there are on in house lawyers practicing in states where they are not
licensed
- Whether foreign lawyers can practice in the U.S.