Questions tagged [advice]
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Why are law firms with non-lawyer owners/directors uncommon?
Most law firms exist as partnerships of their main lawyers who are the owners/directors.
Why isn't the model popular where a non-lawyer but talented leader/organizer/visionary just puppets lawyers on the payroll who represent clients of the firm?…
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What constitutes giving legal advice?
On sites such as this one, people are often concerned about non-lawyers "giving legal advice" or "practicing law without a license". What, exactly, constitutes such actions? I'm particularly interested in the situation in the United States, since…
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Are lawyers permitted to advise what the best decision is likely to be?
I have engaged lawyers (who I have not dealt with before) to convey my property. New Zealand being "in lockdown" due to COVID19 has somewhat complicated the transaction. The advice I have received from my lawyers has been inconsistent due, I…
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Fair Use and DMCA
My project (EditVideoBot) is an automated 'Twitter bot' program that allows users to edit videos within Twitter (they can add music to the video, or their own text, etc). My first account I ran this project on was suspended at 31,000 followers after…
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broker cancelled life insurance policy without authorization
Back in 2018 we had a life insurance policy that was set up in 2007, we were selling our house and buying another, our broker wanted to make sure we were covered as we were taking on a bigger debt. She advised to keep the old policy because it was…
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IRS Auditor neighbor continually asking for favors (including monetary and legal) - is this legal?
To explain briefly - we moved to a new home a little over 3 years ago - our next door neighbors are government auditors. He is an auditor for the IRS, and she does something internal. On our first visit over to their house he made several jokes…
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How dangerous is it for British lawyers to give advice on Law Stack Exchange?
How risky is it for people to self-identify as legal professionals and answer questions here?
In Britain, precedent such as Chaudry v Prabhakar – 1989 can make British lawyers reticent to give informal advice, even when outside of a professional or…
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Obtaining certified copy of old UK adoption ruling
I am trying to obtain a certified copy of an adoption/custody ruling that was made in a UK county court in 1971. The ruling concerns my sibling and it is on their behalf that I am trying to obtain it as they are no longer resident in the UK. I know…
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Possible change of state of residency, questions?
My partner recently got a job in a neighboring state and will be moving there and asked me to move with her.
She leased an apartment in her name and added me in as an occupant but she's the "owner" of the lease and would be the one responsible for…
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How do I get legal advice in the UK?
I have an idea for a website where users make financial commitments and want to discuss the enforceability of those commitments, as well as regulations on holding committed money - what kind of solicitor do I speak to and how do I find…
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Why do lawyers tend to be very conservative in making suggestive predictions?
Lawyers tend to be very conservative.
For instance, clients often ask them for an assessment of "the chance of X going through". While clients can make it clear (in writing) that lawyers will not be held legally liable for giving "pure advice",…
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Is it legal to sell stock market predictions online?
Suppose that a developer has built an AI which predicts the day's closing price given the stock's history and current open price, and has also built a website around it, on which such predictions are provided for a fee. Are there any legal issues…
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What is the emancipation process?
I am looking into emancipation and was wondering what the process looks like. I live in PA. Any information will help.
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How long can my university ask for Erasmus+ money back?
I just got an email from my university claiming that they paid too much Erasmus+ money for my study-abroad period and asking me to pay back the amount within the next two weeks.
Since I received my first installment of the grant more than a year…
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How do you get legal advice on a question from a lawyer?
It's common to respond to requests for specific legal advice on this site with something along the lines of "you need to hire a lawyer." I've said it myself. However, I'm not exactly sure what it involves. If I just want to know whether or not…
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