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Texas Ethics Opinion Strips IT Professionals of CIO, CTO Titles
June 22, 2014
Law firms in Texas can no longer use the word “officer” or “principal” in job titles for nonlawyer employees, including...
June 22, 2014
Law firms in Texas can no longer use the word “officer” or “principal” in job titles for nonlawyer employees, including...
Texas Ethics Opinion Strips IT Professionals of CIO, CTO Titles
June 18, 2014
Law firms in Texas can no longer use the word “officer” or “principal” in job titles for non-lawyer employees, including chief information officer and chief technology officer, says an opinion issued by the Texas State Bar's Professional Ethics Committee. The opinion reads that titles such as CTO indicate that the employee has the power to control “significant areas of the firm’s operations.” The ruling has generated strong objections from five organizations that support legal professionals:...
June 18, 2014
Law firms in Texas can no longer use the word “officer” or “principal” in job titles for non-lawyer employees, including chief information officer and chief technology officer, says an opinion issued by the Texas State Bar's Professional Ethics Committee. The opinion reads that titles such as CTO indicate that the employee has the power to control “significant areas of the firm’s operations.” The ruling has generated strong objections from five organizations that support legal professionals:...
Law Firms Can’t Call Nonlawyers ‘CEO’ or ‘Chief Technology Officer,’ Texas Ethics Opinion Says
June 17, 2014
Law firms operating in Texas can’t use titles such as “chief executive officer” or “chief technology officer” for nonlawyer managers, according to an ethics opinion by the Texas bar’s ethics committee. The ethics opinion says firms shouldn’t use “officer” in nonlawyer titles because the word indicates the person has the power to control either the entire law firm or significant areas of the firm’s operations. Nor can law firms use the word “principal” to describe nonlawyer...
June 17, 2014
Law firms operating in Texas can’t use titles such as “chief executive officer” or “chief technology officer” for nonlawyer managers, according to an ethics opinion by the Texas bar’s ethics committee. The ethics opinion says firms shouldn’t use “officer” in nonlawyer titles because the word indicates the person has the power to control either the entire law firm or significant areas of the firm’s operations. Nor can law firms use the word “principal” to describe nonlawyer...
