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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice

Oct. 18, 2021

Evidence to support use of paraprofessionals is missing

Among all of the reports and analysis commissioned by the State Bar, there is no empirical justification for the proposition that licensing paraprofessionals will in any way widen access to legal services.

James A. Gorton

Partner
Gorton Janosik & Poxon, LLP

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William L. Winslow

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The great mystery of the State Bar of California’s Paraprofessional Working Group is why its recently published recommendations for the licensure of paraprofessionals should be considered relevant or helpful to the issue of widening access to legal services in California. Among all of the reports and analysis commissioned by the State Bar, there is no empirical justification for the proposition that licensing paraprofessionals will in any way widen access to legal se...

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