Hi:
I am currently clerking and am admitted in NY. My husband and I will likely be relocating to Rhode Island after my clerkship, and I’ll be applying to firms in Boston. I can waive into MA with my UBE score but can’t waive into RI (my UBE score is too old). Does anyone have guidance as to whether it’d be permissible for me to live in RI but practice at an MA firm if I’m admitted only in MA but not RI?
Thanks!
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Re: Law firm in MA; live in RI?
Is there any requirement to live where you’re licensed/practicing? I’ve never heard of that.
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Re: Law firm in MA; live in RI?
Plenty of attorneys work in NYC and live in NJ/PA/CT and are only licensed in NY. I think more broadly, the rules on UPL are becoming more blurred especially with WFH.
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Re: Law firm in MA; live in RI?
It's pretty common for MA attorneys to live in RI. But RI generally has very strict unauthorized practice of law rules. Its hit lawyers at out-of-state firms who spend months at their RI vacation homes with cease and desists. Also, not sure on where specifically in RI you need to be, but because its so small, you could just live right over the line in MA. Many towns in MA are closer to Providence than towns in RI.
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