Conn. Practice Book § 2-15 (2026)

Sec. 2-15. —Permanent License [Repealed as of Jan. 1, 2012.] Sec. 2-15A. —Authorized House Counsel (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to clarify the sta- tus of house counsel as authorized house counsel as defined herein, and to confirm that such coun- sel are subject to regulation by the judges of the Superior Court. Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter relating to admission to the bar, this section shall authorize attorneys licensed to practice in jurisdictions other than Connecticut to be permitted to undertake these activities, as 125 defined herein, in Connecticut without the require- ment of taking the bar examination so long as they are exclusively employed by an organization. (b) Definitions (1) Authorized House Counsel. An ‘‘author- ized house counsel’’ is any person who: (A) is a member in good standing of the entity governing the practice of law of each state (other than Connecticut) or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia or any foreign jurisdic- tion in which the member is licensed; (B) has been certified on recommendation of the bar examining committee in accordance with this section; (C) agrees to abide by the rules regulating members of the Connecticut bar and submit to the jurisdiction of the Statewide Grievance Committee and the Superior Court; and (D) is, at the date of application for registration under this rule, employed in the state of Connecti- cut by an organization or relocating to the state of Connecticut in furtherance of such employment within three months prior to starting work in the state of Connecticut or three months after the applicant begins work in the state of Connecticut of such application under this section and receives or shall receive compensation for activities per- formed for that business organization. (2) Organization. An ‘‘organization’’ for the pur- pose of this rule is a corporation, partnership, association, or employer sponsored benefit plan or other legal entity (taken together with its respec- tive parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates) that is not itself engaged in the practice of law or the rendering of legal services outside such organiza- tion, whether for a fee or otherwise, and does not charge or collect a fee for the representation or advice other than to entities comprising such orga- nization for the activities of the authorized house counsel. (c) Activities (1) Authorized Activities. An authorized house counsel, as an employee of an organization, may provide legal services in the state of Connecticut to the organization for which a registration pursu- ant to subsection (d) is effective, provided, how- ever, that such activities shall be limited to: (A) the giving of legal advice to the directors, officers, employees, trustees, and agents of the organization with respect to its business and affairs; (B) negotiating and documenting all matters for the organization; and (C) representation of the organization in its dealings with any administrative agency, tribunal or commission having jurisdiction; provided, how- ever, authorized house counsel shall not be per- mitted to make appearances as counsel before

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