Government
Jan. 22, 2014
State Bar launches unit to go after the unauthorized practice of law
The State Bar will hire a lawyer and two investigators to pursue nonlawyers who provide legal services that harm consumers. It also may reintroduce vetoed legislation to expand its UPL enforcement powers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The State Bar is launching a new effort to go after the unauthorized practice of law.
The bar plans to set up a new unit that will investigate and shut down nonlawyers who provide legal services badly to consumers. Bar job openings for a lawyer, two investigators and an administrative staffer should be posted this week, Executive Director Joseph L. Dunn said.
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