All About Unlocking Legal Regulation
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February 16, 2021
US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
Law360, Crispin Passmore & Zachariah DeMeola
February 11, 2021
Majority of US Firms Are Working with ALSPs, With Pandemic Likely Fueling Reliance
The American Lawyer, Dan Packel
February 8, 2021
New York may license social workers to handle some legal tasks
ABA Journal, Lyle Moran
February 5, 2021
Where 5 States Stand On Nonlawyer Practice Of Law Regs
Law360, Aebra Coe
February 2, 2021
UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
Law360
Past Events
- December 9: Professional Regulation and Federalism—Let’s Remove Access Barriers, with Dan Rodriguez (Former Dean, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law). Watch the presentation. Read the Q&A.
- October 27: Reimagining Legal Services for All People—Lessons from Pioneers around the World, with Crispin Passmore (Founder/Principle, Passmore Consulting), Will Morrison (Strategic Policy Counsel, Law Society of Ontario), and Abigail Moy (Director, Legal Empowerment Network) —and moderated by David Lat (Founding Editor, Above the Law). Watch the presentation.
- August 20: The Future of Legal Services with Rohan Pavuluri (Cofounder/CEO, Upsolve), Andrea S. Jarmon (Founder, Jarmon Law Group), and Andrew Arruda (Cofounder/CEO, ROSS Intelligence). Watch the presentation.
- August 20: Reimagining Law with Hon. Mary Anne Mason (Ret.), CBA/CBF Task Force, and Zack DeMeola, IAALS. Watch Part 1. Watch Part 2.
- June 25: The Future of Legal Services with William Henderson. Watch the Presentation.
Arizona
- Homepage: Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services
- Initial Report and Recommendations
- Petition to Implement Recommendations of the Delivery of Legal Services Task Force
- Reply and Final Amended Petition
- Rules for Comment
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Video: Arizona's Legal Problems... and Solutions!
California
- Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) Task Force
- Legal Market Landscape Report
- Corporate Legal Services Market in California
- California Justice Gap Study
- Initial Recommendations
- Final Recommendations
Chicago Bar Foundation
- CBA/CBF Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation
- Regulatory Reform Resources
- Comments regarding IARDC Proposal to Amend Rules Relating to Marketing and Communications to Improve Access to Justice
- Task Force Report
Washington, D.C.
Connecticut
Florida
- Florida Supreme Court Letter to State Bar Requesting Study of Lawyer Regulation
- Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice
- Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services
Illinois
- Client-Lawyer Matching Services Study of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Task Force Report of the CBA/CBF Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation
New Mexico
- Innovation to Address the Access to Justice Gap: Report to the New Mexico Supreme Court of the Ad Hoc Licensed Legal Technicians Workgroup
- Supreme Court Endorsement
New York
- Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts
- Formal Opinion 2020-1: Ongoing Relationships with Alternative Legal Business Entities
- Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on Regulatory Innovation
Oregon
- Oregon State Bar Futures Task Force Executive Summary
- Report and Recommendations of the Regulatory and Innovations Committees
Virginia
Legal Advice from Nonlawyers: Consumer Demand, Provider Quality, and Public Harms
A Regulatory Sandbox for the Industry of Law
How to Regulate Legal Services to Promote Access, Innovation, and the Quality of Lawyering
Protecting the Profession or the Public? Rethinking Unauthorized-Practice Enforcement
ABA Center for Innovation Legal Innovation Regulatory Survey
National Center for Access to Justice’s Justice Index
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