Under the Transparency Rules, which obligation must regulated firms provide regarding their legal services?

• A. Publish costs and service information about their legal services
• B. Provide free initial consultations
• C. Publish staff salaries
• D. Accept only certain clients

Answer: (C)

Transparency Rules require regulated firms to make clear who is delivering the legal services and, importantly, how that work is remunerated. Publishing staff salaries is a concrete way to show clients exactly who will be working on their matter and at what pay level, which promotes accountability and helps clients understand the cost structure behind the service. This kind of disclosure supports informed decision-making and trust in the firm’s pricing and staffing. Other options like free initial consultations or general cost disclosures aren’t the specific obligation described by the rules, nor is broad salary publication typically mandated, which is why the requirement to publish staff salaries is the focal obligation.