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Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board

by Camila Rivero-Fernandez in New Jersey, Ohio, Remote Work, UPL. Posted October 14, 2021

New Jersey joins other jurisdictions in providing guidance for lawyers working remotely, while Ohio implements 5.5 Rule Amendment As we continue to see the pandemic’s lasting effects on the practice of law, more states provide guidance on how to navigate the new era of practicing law remotely. Next up: New Jersey and Ohio. Although New ...

Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1

by Lauren Maier in Remote Work, Rules of Professional Conduct. Posted September 21, 2021

The Remote Work Discussion Continues The Bar Association of San Francisco recently released Ethics Opinion 2021-1, addressing whether lawyers who practice law remotely from another jurisdiction where they are not licensed are engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The Opinion comes on the heels of the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional ...

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Delaware Green Lights Remote Work in Formal Opinion 2021-1

by Lauren Maier in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Remote Work. Posted August 24, 2021

Delaware Lawyers: Remote Work Okay If State of Residence Agrees Last month, the Delaware State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics released Formal Opinion 2021-1, addressing whether Delaware attorneys may practice Delaware law while working remotely from another jurisdiction. The Committee held that Delaware licensed lawyers are permitted to practice Delaware law outside the state, ...

Care to Comment? California Issues Interim Formal Opinion 20-0004 on Remote Work

by Jan Jacobowitz in Advisory Opinion, Remote Work, Rules of Professional Conduct, Technology. Posted August 13, 2021

California Formal Opinion Interim No. 20-0004 on Remote Work Yesterday, the the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct posted Formal Opinion No. 20-0004 on remote work for comment. The opinion acknowledges the increase of attorneys remotely working driven both by technology and external circumstances that include Covid-19 and natural disasters ...

Virtually Speaking…New ABA Formal Opinion 498 Provides Guidelines for Virtual Practice

by Jan Jacobowitz in ABA Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Legal Services, Remote Work, virtual law office. Posted April 7, 2021

Virtual Practice Here to Stay…? The Pandemic sent most of us home and the legal profession embraced technology with a gusto previously unseen. As the world slowly reopens, there is much discussion about which aspects of remote work may be long lasting. No doubt, technology and the virtual practice of law has made a permanent ...

Florida Bar Tech Tips for Practice in the Digital Courtroom

by Jan Jacobowitz in law firms, Remote Work, Technology. Posted February 5, 2021

The Florida Bar updated its Best Practices Guide for Professional Electronic Communication to include guidance for both attorneys and judges engaged in electronic hearings or proceedings.

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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