The Utah Supreme Court has approved a new legal profession: limited paralegal practitioners, The Salt Lake Tribune's Jessica Miller reports. The new legal professional category has been created to help more citizens access the justice system.
The LLPs could assist clients outside of the courtroom--but not inside--by filling out forms, representing clients in mediations or preparing settlements.
Utah Supreme Court Deno Himonas told Miller "'we need to come up with an economically viable model that will help improve access for those individuals in our civil justice system."'
Washington state has started a similiar intiative to use non-lawyers to help close the justice gap.
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