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Legal Paraprofessionalism And Its Implications: A Bibliography, Lester Brickman

Vanderbilt Law Review

If access to legal services is thus essential for the attainment of democratic values, then the efficacy of the legal delivery system is of supreme importance. Much has been written examining the inefficiency of present methods of law practice as a means of conveying services to the consumer,' and still more written decrying the shortage of basic legal services for the poor and for the middle class.' In response to this criticism and as a way of meeting other needs, the profession is trying such new delivery systems as group legal services, prepaid legal insurance, and specialized practice. Additionally, there …