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ISBA Ethics Opinions on Nonlawyer Assistants

  • Use of Interpreters : 03-07
  • Participation in law firm profit sharing plan by nonlawyer employees : 89-05
  • Collection agency employing nonlawyer, or utilizing law firm paralegal, to answer inquiries from the collection agency’s office in the name of a law firm : 88-08
  • Names of nonlawyer firm employees on firm letterhead : 87-01
  • Part-time public defenders sharing office space and secretary : 85-14
  • Referrals from organization and use of organizations clerical staff : 827
  • Non-resident Illinois lawyer with Illinois office staffed by nonlawyer : 744
  • Law firm employing nonlawyer collective bargaining professional : 684

ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct are prepared as an educational service to members of the ISBA. While the opinions express the ISBA interpretation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct and other relevant materials in response to a specific hypothesized fact situation, they do not have the weight of law and should not be relied upon as a substitute for individual legal advice. For more information, call the ISBA Legal Department at (217) 525-1760 or (800) 252-8908.