An overview of the landscape related to legal innovation and access to justice.
On June 2, 2022, The Supreme Court of Florida, on its own motion, amended Rule 5.4 allowing for "not for-profit legal service providers to organize as a corporation and to permit nonlawyers to serve on [a] not-for-profit legal service provider’s...Read More
On May 23, 2022 the California Bar working group's revised recommendations around paraprofessionals delivering limited legal services in areas of consumer debt, custody, and housing. The next step will require the California Supreme Court and state legislature to approve.
On May 24, 2022 an Opinion and Order was issued in the Upsolve v. New York Case (22-CV-00627 (PAC)) grants the Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, effectively preventing the Attorney General from prosecuting the Plaintiffs under the unauthorized practice of...Read More
Effective January 1, 2021, Florida removed rule 7.2(b).
5.4, 5.7, and 7.2(b) were removed from the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct effective January 1, 2021.
Ruben Duran, state bar official for California, has indicated the legal regulatory sandbox will be immediately paused "to allow time for further conversations and determine the best next steps". This is in response to the December 7, 2021 letter to...Read More
In a new decision by the New York State Bar Association Commission on Professional Ethics (Opinion 1234 on December 7, 2021), New York attorneys, on a case-by-case basis, are allowed to co-counsel with firms that have nonlawyer ownership. Those firms...Read More
The New York Commission to Reimagine the Future of NY Courts' Working Group on Regulatory Innovation has issued its report. The three main recommendations are: The provision of certain “legal” services and advocacy by trained and certified social workers should...Read More
North Carolina’s Subcommittee to Study Regulatory Reform voted to move forward with a sandbox proposal by asking the State Bar Council to form an implementation committee. More information on this update can be found in our legal regulatory survey.
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