Arizona and Utah are leading the charge in making it easier for people with fewer resources to get legal help, while California is doing the opposite.
As of this summer, 57 entities had been authorized in the two states to try out new approaches. Of those entities, about 20 are traditional firms seeking to improve services, with new investment in software or nonlawyer skillsets. Many others are “one-stop-shops” that combine law and non-law expertise. Still others are using a previously prohibited mix of lawyers, nonlawyers, and software to provide services, from low-cost divorces to criminal expungement.
Moreover, it is important when evaluating outcomes to recognize that the choice for many Americans is not between a “real” lawyer and some kind of lawyer lite. It is betweenmeasure of professional assistance and no help at all. As it stands, the current system—and the monopoly it confers—fails millions of Americans, consigning them to navigate a complex system, designed by and for lawyers, entirely alone.
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