Bill Summaries: S 353 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW CHANGES.

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  • Summary date: Mar 19 2015 - View Summary

    As the title indicates. Amends GS 84-2.1(b), adding to the actions and activities not encompassed in the phrase "practice law." Adds that the practice of law does not include the production, distribution, or sales of materials if the 11 specified conditions are satisfied, including: the production of the materials occurred entirely before any contact between the provider and the consumer; during and after initial contact between the provider and the consumer, the provider's participation in creating or completing any materials is limited to typing, writing, or reproducing exactly the information provided by the consumer or deleting content that is visible to the consumer at the instruction of the consumer; the provider does not provide any individualized legal advice to or exercise any legal judgment for the consumer; and the provider clearly and conspicuously communicates to the consumer that the materials are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.

    Amends GS 84-37, adding new subsection (a1) to establish a process of review by the state Attorney General to be undertaken before there is a cease and desist demand issued or the bringing of an action to prevent or prohibit the unauthorized practice of law. Makes conforming changes.