N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 521.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 521.4 - Rights and obligations

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.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 521.4

Amended New York State Register July 12, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Issue 28, eff.7/12/2017