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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 …
Legal Paraprofessionalism And Its Implications: A Bibliography, Lester Brickman
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 …