Like a lawyer who has not passed the bar in a state he or she resides in that requires lawyers to pass the bar to practice law?Is it unethical for a lawyer to give legal advise if he or she cannot practice law (continued)?
They can legally give advice, but they have to state that it's not legal advice and they are not a lawyer. Because I work in the legal field but am not a lawyer, I ALWAYS have to state that I am not a lawyer when answering legal questions. Otherwise, it would be considered acting as an attorney without a license.
I am free to tell what I know and understand about the legal process. No one is barred from doing that. But to represent yourself as an attorney when you aren't one is illegal.Is it unethical for a lawyer to give legal advise if he or she cannot practice law (continued)?
It is unethical and illegal.
That person is too foolish to be licensed to practice. By practicing law without a license, he or she could end the legal career by losing the criminal case against them.
Not only is it unethical... It's illeagle. They have no license, but by giving advice, they are practicing law, teh same as a licenced attorney.
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