Legal Research by non-lawyer
Can a non-lawyer provide legal research to licensed attorney's without it being considered practicing law without a license?
Asked on 11/16/03, 11:45 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: Legal Research by non-lawyer
Paralegals perform this service frequently. There is no requirement that a legal researcher be a licensed attorney, but not many lawyers will be interested in research by one not highly trained in the area, particularly in E-research such as Lexis/Nexis, etc.
Answered on 11/16/03, 12:32 pm
