Informal Opinion Number: 980010

QUESTION: Attorney is admitted in several jurisdictions, but is not admitted in Missouri. Attorney recently moved to Missouri and has joined a firm. Attorney plans to take the next bar examination. What may Attorney do at the firm in the meantime?
ANSWER: As a resident of Missouri, Attorney is not eligible to practice under Supreme Court Rule 9.03. Therefore, until Attorney is licensed in Missouri, Attorney may only perform the functions in Missouri that any non-attorney could perform.

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