An overview of the landscape related to legal innovation and access to justice.
On October 3rd 2024, The Indiana supreme court issued an Order on Interim recommendations made by the commission on Indiana’s legal future. The Indiana Supreme Court approved the recommendation to establish a legal regulatory sandbox, which will be developed by...Read More
On June 6, 2022, the California Bar "Closing the Justice Gap Working Group" resumed business after a "pause" in 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
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
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 Utah Sandbox has slightly altered the list of legal innovations that can be tested in the Utah Legal Sandbox. They will no longer be allowing referral fee models. From statement: It has become apparent, however, that the payment of...Read More
On August 12, the Utah Supreme court authorized the Regulatory Sandbox proposed in April. The changes come via Standing Order 15 as well as modifications to Rules 5.4 and 7.1-7.5. The court also created a "Office of Legal Services Innovation"...Read More
The State Bar of California Board of Trustees have voted to move forward with a proposal from the California Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services that would allow a "sandbox." "Sandbox" programs allow for companies and organizations...Read More
The Utah Legal Sandbox has begun accepting applications for legal services providers that are offering solutions connected to legal issues caused by Covid-19. These include eviction, domestic violence and other family disputes, and consumer debt challenges, among other things. From...Read More