In California, is a paralegal allowed to have their name on a law firm's letterhead and business cards?

Can you tell me where it says so in the law?

In California, is a paralegal allowed to have their name on a law firm's letterhead and business cards?
Yes, there is no law which says this...most of the time, though, if it's on the letterhead, it will have your name listed as a paralegal (partners/senior management on the left, associates on the right, and a paralegal would be in the area where it says "from the desk of..." with your title)...





So, it wouldn't be on the permanent letterhead, but within the template that the firm uses.





Yes, you can have your name on a business card (very common) which lists your title (paralegal)
Reply:So long as the paralegal is specifically identified as being a paralegal on the letterhead and business card, it is OK.
Reply:Do your own homework. Read Cal. Bus. %26amp; Prof. Code 6450 et seq. and then look in the index of your textbooks for the information about paralegals not being permitted to have an ownership interest in law firms...you will find citations in your textbook.
Reply:I don't believe that there is a law against it but a paralegal is not an attorney and cannot practice law therefore if the name was represented as a partner or as such then this would be misleading and could be construed as misadvertising which would be illegal.
Reply:When I was a law clerk I had business cards which stated the firm that I worked at and my title. As far as the messages above...there is a law which forbids any non-licensed person from owning an interest (or, being a partner) in a law office -so that would rule out a paralegal as well. Chances are though, if we're talking about a large firm, they will not put paralegals on the letterhead. The positioning of name placement on the letterhead is highly coveted and I don't see egotistical lawyers giving up space to a paralegal.
Reply:I am not for sure if that is even a law anywhere...maybe I am wrong. However, if a paralegal is a partner of the firm, then I would suspect their name would be put up there, but I have never heard of a law firm making a paralegal a partner, but I could be wrong.
Reply:There's no law says they can't, although it's unusual.