State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice
Nov. 19, 2021
Not so fast on California paralawyers
This isn’t a “don’t fix it if it ain’t broke” scenario — it’s more don’t make a bad situation worse.
Many Californians lack access to affordable legal services, and all signs point to this justice gap widening rather than narrowing. One solution is creating a new licensed legal paraprofessional for limited practice areas; the accounting and medical professions both have long used such tiered licensing systems. A paralawyer tier between a lawyer and a paralegal may be uniquely suited to opening more (and more affordable) services. Our only concern is that a seemingly ...
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