Resources and Links
A variety of resources are available on this topic. This list is not inclusive of all information available but represents some of the information the Implementation Committee has received and reviewed.
Minnesota Information
- Legal Praprofessional Pilot Project Sought to Improve Access to Justice, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, May 2020
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Alternative Legal Models Task Force
- Jacob Frey launches pro bono eviction defense effort, Minnesota Lawyer, November 2018
National Information
- No lawyer? An alternative in Washington state, @ the Center newsletter, National Center for State Courts, September 2019
- California Bar Swamped by Comments Opposing Ethics Rule Changes, Big Law Business, August 2019
- Narrowing the Access-to-Justice Gap by Reimaging Regulation, Utah Work Group on Regulatory Reform, August 2019 (link opens a PDF)
- Utah Supreme Court Votes to Approve Pilot Allowing Non-Traditional Legal Services, American Bar Association (ABA) Journal, July 2019
- Nonlawyers could offer legal advice and partly own law firms under these California proposals, ABA Journal, July 2019
- Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts, The Justice Lab, Georgetown Law Center, June 2019
- Wanted: Lawyers for Rural America, The PEW Charitable Trusts, June 2019
- Facing shortage of lawyers in some areas, this state is considering licensing legal technicians, American Bar Association Journal, May 2019
- Utah Nears Licensing of Paralegals to Practice Law in Limited Circumstances, Law Sites, August 2018
- Preliminary Evaluation of Washington State Limited License Legal Technician Program, National Center for State Courts, March 2017
- Who says you need a law degree to practice law?, Washington Post, March 2015
- Limited License Legal Technician (LLLT), Washington State Bar Association
- Licensed Paralegal Practitioner (LLP) Program, Utah State Bar
- Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Committee, Utah Courts
- Family Law Facilitators, California Courts
International Information
- Concerns mount as B.C. paralegals inch toward practising family law, CBC News, December 2018
- B.C. Paralegal Association supports LSBC creation of 'licensed paralegals', Canadian Lawyer, November 2018