New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle B - Courts
Chapter I - Court of Appeals
Subchapter C - Rules for Admission of Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law
Part 521 - Rules Of The Court Of Appeals For The Licensing Of Legal Consultants
Section 521.4 - Rights and obligations

Universal Citation: 22 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 521.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

Subject to the limitations set forth in section 521.3 of this Part, a person licensed as a legal consultant under this Rule shall be considered a lawyer affiliated with the bar of this State and shall be entitled and subject to:

(a) the rights and obligations set forth in the applicable New York Rules of Professional Conduct or arising from the other conditions and requirements that apply to a member of the bar of this State under the rules of court governing members of the bar;

(b) the rights and obligations of a member of the bar of this State with respect to:

(1) affiliation in the same law firm with one or more members of the bar of this State, including by:
(i) employing one or more members of the bar of this State;

(ii) being employed by one or more members of the bar of this State or by any partnership or professional corporation which includes members of the bar of this State or which maintains an office in this State; and

(iii) being a partner in any partnership or shareholder in any professional corporation which includes members of the bar of this State or which maintains an office in this State; and

(2) attorney-client privilege, work-product privilege an d similar professional privileges; and

(c) such requirements of biennial registration and reporting as the Chief Administrator of the Courts shall direct.

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