I’m not an attorney. Can I assist a pro se party draft documents?
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I’m not an attorney. Can I assist a pro se party draft documents?
My son is going though a divorce and can not afford an attorney. I worked for a
family law attorney as a legal assistant for 12 years, but am no longer working
for him and have not worked in a law office for over 4 years. Is there any law
that prevents me from drafting/filing documents for my son who is is listed as
pro se?
Asked on September 28, 2017 under Family Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, the laws barring non-lawyers from practing law. You can help with copyediting/proofing; you can help with pull together the purely factual recitation; but you cannot do anything that involves presenting legal arguments, citing the law or cases, or advocating a legal position.
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