Each state has its own rules of professional conduct. Part of those rules detail who can practice law. Find the rule in your state that details who can practice law and describe what “practicing law” is defined as, who can practice law and how unauthorized practice of law is defined. Be sure to provide a citation to the law(s) you are referencing.

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In Arizona, practicing law is defined as, “the means to provide legal advice and services to another by: Preparing a document in any medium intended to affect or secure legal rights for a specific person or entity, preparing or expressing legal opinions, representing another in a judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings or other formal dispute resolution process such as arbitrations and mediations, preparing any document through any medium for filing in any court, administrative agency or tribunal for a specific person or entity, or negotiating legal rights or responsibilities for a specific person.” Who can practice law in Arizona is defined as, “only active members of the state bar of Arizona and other persons who comply with the Arizona Supreme Court’s rules regarding the practice of law may practice law in Arizona,” meaning those who have passed the state bar of Arizona and comply with their rules are able to practice law. The unauthorized practice of law is defined as, “engaging in the practice of law by persons or entities not authorized to practice” and using the title lawyer or “other equivalent words by any person or entity not authorized to practice law in this state”