Law Practice
Oct. 12, 2013
Despite statute, ruling leaves question of billing for paralegal time unclear
California paralegals have been waiting for a court to make clear when law firms can and cannot bill for their work. A new appellate decision doesn't help.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California paralegals have been waiting a dozen years for a published court decision to look into the statute setting standards for their profession and then to clarify when law firms can and cannot bill for their work.
They finally got one this summer, and it didn't help much.
At issue is Business & Professions Code Sections 6450-6456, enacted in 2000, which basically prohibi...
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