What Is the Unauthorized Practice of Law?
Sometimes individuals and businesses represent that they can provide legal services or help to prepare legal documents for members of the public even though they are not lawyers. They may be engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Under North Carolina law, only licensed attorneys may provide legal services or prepare or help prepare legal documents for another person. The North Carolina State Bar is authorized to investigate and act on reports of the unauthorized practice of law.
To find out more about what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law and learn how to notify the State Bar of a complaint, please review the frequently asked questions.
Additional Information Concerning the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Additional information concerning the State Bar's regulation of the unauthorized practice of law may be found by consulting the State Bar Rules, 27 N.C.A.C. Subchapter 1D, Section .0200.
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