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Utah Sandbox OKs Two Programs Enabling Non-Lawyers To Give Legal Advice On Medical Debt

LawSites

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. Both programs were approved May 7 by the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Innovation , which oversees the sandbox and reviews and approves applicants.

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The NextGen Bar Exam Will Be Available in 2026: How Are States Preparing?

Legal Tech Monitor

The new exam will focus more on testing foundational lawyering skills found in real-world practice rather than the memorization of legal concepts, according to the NCBE. Each jurisdiction will decide if and when they will adopt the NextGen Bar Exam or, instead, determine an alternative exam or pathway to licensure in their jurisdiction.

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Remote vs. Hybrid vs. Back to the Office: Law Firm Edition

Martindale-Avvo

Law firms quickly adapted to remain connected to clients, courts, and peers through remote work. However, the exercise revealed many opportunities for lawyers through various lessons learned during the process. Where Legal Work Happens — What Do Lawyers Prefer? and Canada about how legal work is getting done.

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Data Plays a Critical Role in Regulatory Innovation

Legal Tech Monitor

At the outset, the Utah Supreme Court recognized the importance of data collection and program evaluation, and has tasked IAALS to serve as an independent third-party evaluator for the sandbox. This regulatory sandbox model was built largely on the model IAALS developed and published in 2019. The Utah sandbox just turned three.

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Legal Week 2024 Special Part One: Joey Seeber of Level Legal

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

And so my partner, who was working in a law firm, said to one of his clients, you know, what, we can review those documents with a small team of lawyers in the law firm will give you a discounted rate. The other the other bit is let’s face it, we as legal was lawyers, we move pretty slowly. So there was a whole lot of review.

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Legal Week 2024 Special Part One: Joey Seeber of Level Legal

Legal Tech Monitor

And so my partner, who was working in a law firm, said to one of his clients, you know, what, we can review those documents with a small team of lawyers in the law firm will give you a discounted rate. The other the other bit is let’s face it, we as legal was lawyers, we move pretty slowly. So there was a whole lot of review.

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A Report from the White House’s Inaugural “Creator Economy Conference” (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The event, which I recapped in more detail for another publication, presented an interesting set of questions and opportunity for future development of the conversation around an economy that Goldman Sachs predicts to reach $480 billion by 2027.