Offering Temp Services of The Legal Nature

[legally_brunett]

Hi From Colorado!

I am not sure which category I should put my question in, so my apologies if this one isn't correct.

I am recently unemployed and with the job market as it is, I thought I would start offering temp services to local mom and pop businesses in the area. (many years ago I did this for a specific industry when in a similar unemployed dilemma, and it worked out well)

In my recent job I did collections and also filed suits in small claims court against people that defaulted on their car loans, I filed for default judgment in most cases, appeared in court in some, and also garnished their wages on behalf of my employer.

My question is: Are their any legal restrictions barring me from offering the above services to small businesses that would like help in collecting larger past due bills since I have no formal legal education?

Thanks!

 

[CourtClerk]

In my recent job I did collections and also filed suits in small claims court against people that defaulted on their car loans, I filed for default judgment in most cases, appeared in court in some, and also garnished their wages on behalf of my employer.

Since when is a paralegal able to represent clients in court??? It seems to me that if you are a licensed paralegal, you already know what you can and cannot do legally. Representing people in court isn't one of them.

 

[legally_brunett]

I am not a licensed paralegal. My former employer had me do collections and also file cases in court.

But I believe that you have answered my question, that it is indeed, not ok to do what I was asking about in my original post.

Thanks