Amar Sarwal, ACC’s vice president and chief legal strategist, described the move as a ‘money grab’, adding: ‘There’s a pile of money in registration fees involved and hassles with bureaucratic paperwork, all for no good reason.’
Despite his reservations, Mr Sarwal did concede that the majority of states have adopted some sort of registration requirement, reports Corporate Counsel magazine.
Task force
In a letter filed with the state’s Supreme Court, the ACC insists the current system works well and there is no need to change it.
According to the report, the proposals were authored by the Admission to Practice Rules Task Force, which the state bar said included lawyers from various-sized law firms, representatives from three Washington law schools, legal aid practitioners, and a law student. However, there was no mention any in-house counsel being included on the task force – an issue Mr Sarwal was quick to point out.
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