April 22: "IAALS Panel Encourages State Bars and State Supreme Courts to Work Together on Regulatory Reform" on IAALS Blog

April 21
: "The fig-leaf of protection for consumer harm" on StephenMayson.com

April 18
: "Breaking: National Group of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Calls on ABA to Eliminate Geographic Restrictions on Law Practice" on LawSites

April 14: "NY legal orgs oppose nonprofit’s plan to give debt collection law advice" on Reuters

April 12: "ANALYSIS: Missing Piece of Multidisciplinary Teams: Non-Lawyers" in Bloomberg Law

April 7: "IAALS Launches Allied Legal Professionals in an Effort to Increase Access to Quality Legal Services and Help Reduce Barriers to Representation" on IAALS Blog 

April 5
: "The First Amendment Protects the Right to Give Basic Legal Advice" on Cato at Liberty

April 4: "Upsolve’s uphill battle with unauthorized practice of law" in YourABA
From the Sandbox
Some highlights from the latest activity report out of Utahs Office of Legal Services Innovation
  • 39 authorized entities (including 2 withdrawn) 
    • 9 low risk
    • 14 low/moderate risk
    • 14 moderate risk
    • 1 high risk
  • 10,000+ unduplicated clients
  • Varied types of services
    • 46.7% military/veterans benefits
    • 18.3% business (e.g., contracts, entity incorporation)
    • 11.2% accident/injury
    • 7.4% end-of-life planning
    • 4.1% marriage/family
    • 12.3% other (e.g., real estate, housing, public benefits, criminal expungement, etc.)
  • 1 harm-related complaint per approximately 4,667 legal services delivered
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