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I recently watched a video that discussed a company where lawyers who hadn't kept up their bar membership were acting as paralegals. The host mentioned that wi
by dlcarrier 1y ago
I recently watched a video that discussed a company where lawyers who hadn't kept up their bar membership were acting as paralegals. The host mentioned that without an active bar membership, attorney-client privilege was no longer available.
I think it's crazy that my legal protections are dependent on the licensing status of the person I am talking to. It should be automatic, whenever anyone I'm talking to is acting as an attorney or a therapist or a clergyman or whatever else is protected.
To do otherwise, and force me to verify the license status of the person I am talking to is protectionism at its finest.
- harvey9 1y agoAttorney client privilege partly has to do with the licenced attorney having some protection from the state regarding the information they hold. If that protection was extended to everyone you would have a very different legal system (I have no idea if it would be better or worse).
- dlcarrier 1y agoIt exists for clergy. They can offer advice, just like a lawyer or a counselor, and any state-mandated licensing board would likely be deemed unconstitutional.