Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 19. ATTORNEYS · Article 3. REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF LAW
15-19-54. Furnishing of information or clerical services to attorneys permitted.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent a person, corporation, or voluntary association from furnishing to any person lawfully engaged in the practice of law such information or clerical services in and about his professional work as would be lawful except for Code Sections 15-19-51, 15-19-53, and 15-19-55, provided that at all times the attorney receiving the information or services shall maintain full professional and direct responsibility to his clients for the information and services received. However, no person, corporation, or voluntary association not otherwise authorized to do so shall be permitted to render any services which cannot lawfully be rendered by a person not admitted to practice law nor to solicit directly or indirectly professional employment for an attorney.
History
Ga. L. 1931, p. 191, § 1; Code 1933, § 9-404.
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Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, page 430; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.
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