North Carolina
The North Carolina State Bar has formed a Subcommittee to Study Regulatory Change. Its first meeting will be in March 2020.…
Illinois
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has published for public comment an Intermediary Connecting Services Proposal.
For more information, please visit this LinkedIn post.…
New Mexico
In 2019,. the New Mexico Supreme Court formed a working group to explore Limited License Legal Technicians. The Working Group final report can be found here.
On January 24, the New Mexico Supreme Court endorsed proposals to help New Mexico residents obtain civil legal services. More information can be found here.…
New Mexico
The New Mexico Supreme Court has created a working group to study the use of Limited Licensed Legal Technicians. You can track their progress via the LLLT Dashboard on the New Mexico Bar website. …
Washington, D.C.
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 for comments is close of business Monday, March 9, 2020
Feedback, comments, and suggestions should be sent by mail or email by close of business on Monday, March 9, 2020, to:
Global Legal Practice Committee
District of Columbia Bar
901 4th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Attention: Adriana Goss-Santos
agoss-santos@dcbar.org
202-780-2774
More information can be found on the D.C Bar …
Connecticut
The Connecticut Bar Association has launched a ” State of the Legal Profession Task Force.” (Source) The Task Force is projected to produce a report in 2021. …
Minnesota
The Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project is intended to increase access to civil legal representation in case types where one or both parties typically appear without legal representation. The Minnesota Supreme Court established an implementation committee in March 2019 to evaluate options and provide recommendations for implementing and evaluating the pilot by February 28, 2020. See Minnesota Supreme Court Order ADM19-8002. …
Indiana
In the Fall of 2019, the Indiana Supreme Court created the “Indiana Innovation Initiative.”
The Innovation Initiative was established by Supreme Court order to:
- analyze the research on justice reform
- assess the impact of reform efforts in other states
- identify, map, and analyze commonalities and differences in subject matter and process in criminal, civil, family, and child welfare justice systems
- identify innovative strategies, such as technology, to manage different case types
- develop specialized procedures for different types of cases involving differing levels of complexity
- evaluate the potential and actual impacts of specialized procedures
- launch pilot projects to test