By Glenda Carry -
Licence to practice – corporate legal practitioner
Q. I am a solicitor working in-house for a corporation. I hold a corporate practising certificate. I have been asked by a close family friend to draft his will. Am I permitted to do that?
A. No. Your corporate practising certificate licenses you to engage in legal practice only in the capacity of an in-house lawyer for your employer or a related entity. It does not entitle you to engage in private practice such as advising family and friends. Further, a corporate practitioner would not hold professional indemnity insurance covering private practice.
