An overview of the legal regulatory landscape related to legal innovation and access to justice.
In July of 2021 the Utah sandbox published a report which can be found here: https://utahinnovationoffice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Innovation-Office-Public-Report-June-2021.pdf This report summarizes activities and negative risk assessment of entities approved by the Utah Supreme Court to implement legal services within the Utah Sandbox...Read More
On July 1, 2021 the Washington Supreme Court’s Practice of Law Board released a blueprint for a regulatory sandbox. The board presented the “Blueprint—a plan for the Legal Regulatory Sandbox” on July 1 ,2021 to Justices of the Washington State...Read More
On June 28th, 2021 the special committee to improve the delivery of legal services issued its final report entitled “FINAL REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF LEGAL SERVICES.” The Committee is recommending that Florida adopt a...Read More
The State Bar of California has announced the Closing the Justice Gap Working Group to continue to the work of the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS). The working group is charged with addressing the following:...Read More
The Arizona Supreme Court has made changes to rules important to legal innovation and access to justice. From the press release: The Court approved modifications to the court rules regulating the practice of law, which allows for two significant changes....Read More
The Florida Bar has created a Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services. From the website: The mission of the Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services (Special Committee) is to study whether and how the...Read More
The D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Committee (GLPC) is studying and seeking feedback on the changing models for obtaining and delivering legal services in the United States and abroad, including alternative business structures (ABS) and multidisciplinary practice (MDP). The deadline...Read More
The Florida Board of Governors has recommended addition of “Chapter 23, Registered Online Service Provider Program.” to the Florida Bar Rules. It will now go to the Florida Supreme Court. Source: Florida Bar news.