Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Texas
I am a recent law grad, taking the CA bar exam in 2 weeks. I found employment in Texas, providing legal advice to a start-up company (currently sole proprietorship, soon LLC). It is an in-house counsel position.
Would it be possible to work for the company prior to getting licensed, limiting my work to general non-legal advice, and upon receiving my license expanding it to legal advice? How should this be worded in the employment contract?
Asked on 7/10/12, 4:52 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Gober (Austin TX)
Lee, Gober & Reyna
Seems almost impossible to limit to "non-legal advice"...I think the key work is "advice".
My gut opinion is that it is too risky.
If you knew your advice would be completely non-legal, you wouldn't have felt compelled to ask "if it would be OK if...".
Good luck on the bar exam.
Answered on 7/10/12, 5:04 pm
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