Frequently Asked Questions

I’d like to offer my paralegal a bonus based on the legal fees I’ve taken in each month. Is that ethical?

Rule 5.4 discusses a lawyer splitting a legal fee with a nonlawyer. Formal Advisory Opinion 05-4 provides that it is ethically proper for a lawyer to compensate nonlawyer employees based upon a plan that is based in whole or in part on a profit-sharing arrangement.

Category: Ethics