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| Greetings, everyone!
Exciting announcements regarding regulatory innovation continue to roll in. First, several new reports and projects have been released or launched. In June, IAALS released its Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework for Program Growth report, authored by Michael Houlberg and Natalie Knowlton. The report includes a general framework, modifiable for state-specific goals, for creating an allied legal professional program, as well as recommendations for planners to consider. Also in June, the Arizona Supreme Court and the Utah Supreme Court approved Innovation for Justice’s pilot project to train and license “housing stability legal advocates” who are volunteers or staff members of nonprofit groups. Operating in two different jurisdictions simultaneously, including in the Utah sandbox, will enable Innovation for Justice “to evaluate the effectiveness of this service model in two states that have different housing stability landscapes, including different civil justice system interaction points and timelines.” And in September, LexLab—in partnership with the Justice Technology Association, gener8tor, and Village Capital—will launch a groundbreaking accelerator program supporting justice tech startups. On the data front, the Arizona Supreme Court released its Board of Nonlawyer Legal Service Providers’ 2022 Annual Report on the Status of the Legal Paraprofessional Program and its 2022 Annual Report of the Committee on Alternative Business Structures. Also, a recent IAALS blog post takes a closer look at three common arguments against regulatory reform and data and insights from other industries that challenge them. Finally, we are debuting an events section in our Unlocking Legal Regulation newsletter in an effort to broaden the reach of upcoming educational opportunities. If you are aware of an event at which regulatory reform will be discussed, please consider sending it to us for inclusion in this newsletter. For the event to be considered for inclusion, (1) regulatory reform must be a focus of at least one presentation at the event, and (2) the event must be open to the public. |
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Jessica Bednarz
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| July 13: “Nonattorney advocates to represent Alaskans in court under new waiver” in the Anchorage Daily News
June 30: “What Attorneys Should Know When Starting An Alternative Business Structure Law Firm” in Forbes June 29: “The Allied Professions” on IAALS Blog June 25: “Axiom Law Expands Its Legal Services with the Launch of Axiom Advice & Counsel LLC in Arizona” in Digital Journal June 23: “New certification allows Holy Cross Ministries to help clients with medical debt issue” in Intermountain Catholic June 15: “Innovation Labs Provide Space for Access to Justice Solutions” on IAALS Blog June 14: “Nonlawyer advocates can help tenants facing eviction in program approved in 2 states” in the ABA Journal June 13: “A Closer Look: Three Common Arguments Against Regulatory Reform” on IAALS Blog June 8: “At MSBA, one panel asks whether non-lawyers can help improve access to justice” in the Maryland Daily Record June 7: “States Look to Unconventional Fix for Attorney Shortages: Nonlawyers” in the Wall Street Journal June 6: “IAALS Releases National Framework for States to Create New Tier of Legal Professionals Who Can Offer More Affordable Legal Help” on IAALS Blog June 6: “On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement” on LawSites June 2: “More States Turn To Paraprofessionals To Fill Justice Gap” on Law360 June 2023: “Frequently Asked Questions About Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals” in the Colorado Lawyer May 30: “Ariz., Utah OK Nonlawyer Program For Housing Advice” on Law360 |
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From the Sandbox
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Some highlights from the latest activity report out of Utah's Office of Legal Services Innovation:
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| Here are some upcoming events during which regulatory reform or innovation has been identified as a topic for discussion. For purposes of this events section, we are defining regulatory reform and innovation as rethinking how legal services are regulated and delivered and as expanding the ecosystem of service providers who can deliver legal help. August 16–18: National Association of Bar Related Insurance Companies Conference August 24: “Ethics and Regulatory Changes in the Practice of Law: Tsunami of Change or Treading Water?” (webinar) |
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