5.5:201 Rule 31, Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court
RASC 31(a)(2)(A) defines "the practice of law" as providing legal advice or services to or for another by:
(1) preparing any document in any medium intended to affect or secure legal rights for a specific person or entity;
(2) preparing or expressing legal opinions;
(3) representing another in a judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceeding, or other formal dispute resolution process such as arbitration or mediation;
(4) preparing any document through any medium for filing in any court, administrative agency or tribunal for a specific person or entity; or
(5) negotiating legal rights or responsibilities for a specific person or entity.
Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 31(a)(2)(A). The Arizona Supreme Court had previously held that the practice of law can be defined as "those acts, whether performed in court or in the law office, which lawyers customarily have carried on from day to day through the centuries," including:
One person assisting or advising another in the preparation of documents or writings which affect, alter or define legal rights; the direct or indirect giving of advice relative to legal rights or liabilities; the preparation for another of matters...
