A Legal Assistant Must Not...
It is critical to remember that you must not, amongst other things, permit a non-lawyer in your office to:
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accept cases on your behalf;
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give or receive undertakings;
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give legal advice;
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appear in court on your behalf; or
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act finally and without reference to you (or another lawyer in your firm) in matters involving professional legal judgment.
A full list of prohibited activities can be found under rule 6.1-3 of the Code of Conduct (Delegation). Also see the definition of the practice of law in the Law Society Act, 1996.