State Bar & Bar Associations,
Legal Education
Jul. 13, 2022
The California State Bar paraprofessional program
According to the State Bar website, "paraprofessionals would handle routine matters in specified practice areas, intended to support the vast majority of Californians who typically face these issues without legal help." The stated purpose for creating this category is to increase access to justice, and address California's justice gap, for the over 12 million Californians unable to afford legal services.
There are many pros and cons surrounding the California State Bar's creation of a proposed new category of person who can practice law without a license, called a "paraprofessional." According to the State Bar website, "paraprofessionals would handle routine matters in specified practice areas, intended to support the vast majority of Californians who typically face these issues without legal help." The stated purpose for creating this category is to increase access t...
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