Sentences with phrase «only under the supervision of lawyers»

But whereas LLLTs are able to work independently of lawyer supervision and lawyer professional responsibility, paralegals would be authorized to engage in legal services currently reserved for lawyers, but only under the supervision of lawyers.

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However, the law society was forced to abandon a pilot project allowing paralegals into the courtroom when only three lawyers took advantage of the rule by sending paralegals under their supervision before a judge over a two - year period, producing insufficient data for assessment.

The Site may only be used by lawyers licensed by the State Bar of Texas, and by law students at Texas law schools in connection with their coursework, legal clinic work, or law - related employment, all while under the direct supervision of a law school professor or attorney supervisor.

In recommending a reprimand and that the lawyer be restricted to practising under supervision and taking on new client matters only with a supervisor's approval, the committee found that the lawyer was competent in his own area — commercial litigation — but noted that he «ran into trouble when he exercised poor judgment and took on cases outside his area of practice.»

While there may be some scope for blurring at the edges, this should mean that LPP is available only to advice given by, or under the supervision of, the lawyers in the ABS and not by other professionals.