In Illinois, can a person who is not a licensed attorney be paid for legal services?
Answered for: Illinois
No person shall receive any compensation directly or indirectly for any legal services other than a regularly licensed attorney, nor may an unlicensed person advertise or hold himself or herself out to provide legal services.
The Illinois section addresses payment directly: no compensation, direct or indirect, for legal services unless a regularly licensed attorney. It separately forbids advertising or holding out.
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