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Florida Alliance of Paralegal Associations, Inc.
The Voice of the Florida Paralegal Professiontm
Washington State taking applications for the Limited License Legal Technician's License.
"The Washington Supreme Court has adopted the Limited License Legal Technician (LLLT) Rule (APR 28)effective 9/1/2012, authorizing certain non-attorneys meeting specified criteria to deliver limited legal services in approved areas of law."
This program will license and educate people meeting the qualifications to help the public with specific legal matters.
Education and Experience Requirements are:
1. an associate level degree; 2. 45 credits of core education requirements in legal studies at an ABA approved law school or ABA approved paralegal program; and 3. practice area courses in each practice area in which you want to be licensed. Applicants must also possess 3,000 hours of substantive law related work experience or 18 months full time employment.
Washington State Bar Association LLLT Webpage:
In January, some members of the CA State Bar Board of Trustees said limited-practice licensing would provide legal services to the public as well as provide law students the opportunity to gain experience before licensure. Looking to curb the "black market" of the unlicensed practice of law, the idea would initiate a new class of professionals in CA who could give legal advice. The Washington state program, and licensed paralegals in Canada were referenced as examples (see links below for details on the WA program).
Read the full article reporting this news in California Bar Journal.
One of the items discussed is to formulate an education plan for non-lawyers in a limited practice. The WA state program was referenced by members of the Task Force as an example.
Read the full article published in The New York Times.
The Task Force's Non-Lawyer Involvement Working Group advocates further development of the role of non-lawyer, particularly given the level of non-lawyer assistance that is already being provided with limited or no oversight and regulation, and recommends implementation of a pilot program to permit appropriately trained non-lawyer advocates to provide out-of-court assistance in a discrete substantive area.
Read the full report. The Task Force's Non-Laywer Involvement Working Group piece begins at the bottom of page 36.