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.
(Ga. L. 1931, p. 191, § 1; Code 1933, § 9-404.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorneys at Law, § 130.
C.J.S.- 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 29 et seq.
ALR.
- Practice of medicine, dentistry, or law through radio broadcasting stations, newspapers, or magazines, 114 A.L.R. 1506.
Right of corporation to perform or to hold itself out as ready to perform functions in the nature of legal services, 157 A.L.R. 282.
Activities of law clerks as illegal practice of law, 13 A.L.R.3d 1137.
Nature of legal services or law-related services which may be performed for others by disbarred or suspended attorney, 87 A.L.R.3d 279.
Modern status of law regarding solicitation of business by or for attorney, 5 A.L.R.4th 866.