Illinois is declaring an amnesty for in-house counsel not licensed to practice there. Since 2004, Supreme Court Rule 716 has provided for a limited law license for out-of-staters wanting to practice in the state, according to Bethany Krajelis in the Madison-St.Clair Record. But only 828 limited law licenses have been granted under the rule—the problem being that the Association of Corporate Counsel estimates there are over 9,600 in-house counsel in Illinois.
“Given the disparity between the number of Rule 716 licensed lawyers and the total of in-house lawyers, it is likely that there are many who are neither Illinois-licensed or have a limited corporate license,” the Association told Krajelis. In a release, the court conjectured the reason why many counsel have failed to obtain these licenses is likely due to a lack of awareness, as many jurisdictions don’t have similar rules.
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