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The Education Of Legal Paraprofessionals: Myths, Realities, And Opportunities, William P. Statsky
The Education Of Legal Paraprofessionals: Myths, Realities, And Opportunities, William P. Statsky
Vanderbilt Law Review
The response to the challenge of training legal paraprofessionals is in a state of disarray. This is due not so much to poor planning on the part of the trainers as it is to the inherent difficulty of designing a training program for a role that as yet has no clear boundary lines. On the one hand, this difficulty invites the trainer to give full rein to his imagination in breaking new ground, but on the other hand, the instability in the area has been sufficiently great to scare off would-be participants from a much needed dialogue about how to …
The Legal Paraprofessional: An Introduction, Elliott E. Cheatham
The Legal Paraprofessional: An Introduction, Elliott E. Cheatham
Vanderbilt Law Review
In this country, persons who have not been admitted to the bar are widely used in law offices. In fact, A Lawyer's Handbook, edited by the American Bar Association's Committee on the Economics of Law Practice, devotes an entire chapter to the nonlawyer employee. Investigators and accountants are common and legal secretaries are universal. There are pressing questions on what more should be done to utilize laymen in making legal services available. This issue of the Vanderbilt Law Review considers the paraprofessional in law. The Symposium opens with an article by Mr. William P. Statsky. In his discussion, The Education …