The attorney is the person who renders an legal opinion, a paralegal cannot provide legal advice.?

The attorney is the person who renders an legal opinion, a paralegal cannot provide legal advice.The attorney is the person who renders an legal opinion, a paralegal cannot provide legal advice.?
It depends. A paralegal can represent a person in a quasi-judiciary setting or assist with paperwork in some states.





Otherwise, paralegals work strictly under the auspices of an attorney, and are legally and ethically prohibited from representing or providing advice to a client.The attorney is the person who renders an legal opinion, a paralegal cannot provide legal advice.?
Not without getting his firm into major problems.


I'm a paralegal and I am not allowed to give any advice for liability reasons, even though I've been around this long enough to know more than some of the attorneys.
You are correct, a paralegal cannot give legal advice. An attorney is qualified to give legal advice, they have gone to law school and passed the state bar exam. Paralegals work for an attorney doing legal work, but they do not give legal advice.
True in most jurisdictions
True - that's why they get paid the big bucks!
Correct.





in some States (Including mine) licensed and bonded Paralegals are allowed to work directly for members of the public for things like completing and filing forms, serving motions, etc - but there are strict limits on what they are allowed to do before it becomes the illegal ';Practice of Law';.





Richard
Correct, although I frequently see paralegals, who often know their specialty very well, giving legal advice. It is almost inevitable, but it is also imprudent . It constitutes unauthorized practice of law, which is a cause of action.