Conference on Access to Justice in California: Challenges and Policy Innovations

Table of Contents

• About These Conference Proceedings 3
• RAND Institute for Civil Justice 3
• Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School 3
• UCLA School of Law Program on Legal Ethics and the Profession 4
• Berkeley Law Civil Justice Research Initiative 4
• Acknowledgments 4
• Summary 5
• Contents 7
• Background and Opening Remarks 9
• Background 9
• Opening Remarks 11
• Panel on Expanding the Supply Allied Legal Professionals 14
• Moderator 14
• Panelists 14
• Key Themes 15
• A Limited License Legal Technicians Story 16
• North Carolinas Proposal North Carolina Justice for All Project 16
• The Paraprofessional Program Working Group of the State Bar of California 17
• Panel on Harnessing Capital and Innovation Entity Licensing 19
• Moderator 19
• Panelists 19
• Key Themes 20
• Arizona Allowing Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms 21
• Utah Using a Regulatory Sandbox to Authorize Nontraditional Legal Service Entities 22
• Hello Divorce 22
• Panel on Expanding the Impact Justice Workers in Local Communities 24
• Moderator 24
• Panelists 24
• Key Themes 24
• Legal Link 25
• Alaska Community Justice Workers 26
• Certified Advocate Partners Program in Utah 27
• Panel on the Doctrinal Horizon The Unauthorized Practice of Law the First Amendment and Antitrust 29
• Moderator 29
• Panelists 29
• Key Themes 30
• South Carolina 31
• Panel on Access to Justice and Consumer Protection Perspectives from the Executive and Legislative Branches 33
• Moderator 33
• Panelists 33
• Key Themes 33
• Keynote Speaker The Honorable Kelli M. Evans Associate Justice California Supreme Court 35
• Remarks by the Honorable Kelli M. Evans 35
• Conclusion 40
• Conference Agenda 41
• Rhode Center Policy Brief Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services How the Status Quo Contributes to the Access to Justice Crisis 44
• Rhode Center Policy Brief Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services Authorizing Allied Legal Professionals 49
• Rhode Center Policy Brief Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services Authorizing Community Justice Workers 57
• Rhode Center Policy Brief Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services New Possibilities for Entity Regulation 64
• Executive Summary 65
• AT A GLANCE 65
• Case Studies 67
• Emerging Data 69
• Success Challenges 71
• Rhode Center Policy Brief Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services First Amendment and Antitrust Challenges to the Status Quo 73
• Executive Summary 74
• AT A GLANCE 74
• The First Amendment Arguments 75
• The Antitrust Arguments 76
• Abbreviations 78
• References 79