{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, § 17","heading":"Practice of law by clerks or housing specialists","body":"Section 17. No clerk, temporary clerk, assistant clerk or housing specialist shall be retained or employed as an attorney in any complaint, action or suit in any court of the commonwealth.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 185C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter185C/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:26Z","sha256":"cd096acb622dd5e2d378c67758c0d939779ad35fb30c85cdc999c093355a7309","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}