How does technical assistance differ from legal advice?
Legal advice is typically defined as giving a formal or informal legal opinion by a licensed attorney. It tends to be more narrow and particular in focus and usually involves applying or interpreting law to a factual situation presented by a client. Only a licensed attorney can provide legal advice within any jurisdiction. Technical assistance, however, is defined as the act of strategizing with individuals on potential legal options not in an attorney/ client situation.Generally, technical assistance provided on a particular topic may be useful in a variety of jurisdictions or factual circumstances while legal advice answers a specific question for a particular client or jurisdiction and may or may not be useful in other situations or jurisdictions.
