Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 6.1 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 6.1: Voluntary Public Interest Legal Service, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Voluntary Public Interest Legal Service
Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to render public interest legal service. A lawyer may discharge this responsibility by providing professional services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means or to public service or charitable groups or organizations, by service in activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal profession, and by financial support for organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; caption and text amended November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule RPC 6.1 "Voluntary Public Interest Legal Service" {
Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to render public interest legal service. A lawyer may discharge this responsibility by providing professional services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means or to public service or charitable groups or organizations, by service in activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal profession, and by financial support for organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; caption and text amended November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 5.6 · RPC 6.2 → · RPC · all rules
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