Explore the ethical challenges of remote legal work, focusing on ABA Model Rules 5.5 and 8.5 and preventing unauthorized law practice across jurisdictions.
In most cases, lawyers working remotely do not commit the unauthorized practice of law in states where they are not members of the bar as long as you follow a few basic rules. But the situation gets much more complicated if you begin providing legal advice to clients in the remote working state.
In the latest program in this popular series, Zach McGee gives you the guidance you need to continue working remotely without running the risk of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and suffering the reputational, financial, legal, and ethical consequences that would flow from such a determination. Rules covered include: ABA Model Rules 5.5 & 8.5; California Rules of Court 9.40-9.49; and New York Rules of Court 522-523.
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Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Zach McGee is a Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles, where he negotiates distribution deals for feature films and television series. Before joining Sony Pictures, Zach held senior legal positions in-house at NBCUniversal and Miramax. Zach began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also worked as an associate at Davis Polk in New York, New York, and Menlo Park, California. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and he earned his Master's in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Zach is also a successful entrepreneur and the founder of educational content companies within the legal field.
