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First Amendment Protects Non-Lawyers in Providing Legal Advice in Debt Cases, Federal Court Rules

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Non-lawyers will be allowed to provide legal advice to low-income New Yorkers who face debt collection actions, under a preliminary injunction ordered yesterday by a federal judge in New York. The Court holds that it does.” In a 33-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Paul A.

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New York Court of Appeals Confirms Attorney-Client Privilege Can Apply Without Anticipated/Pending Litigation or Client’s Affirmative Request for Legal Advice

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Litigators across the country are accustomed to addressing attorney-client communications in review protocols as only those communications that seek and provide legal advice from counsel. But what if that communication is unsolicited legal analysis of an issue that isn’t directly related to an anticipated or pending dispute?

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Can Paralegals Give Legal Advice?

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But amid all of that, are they qualified (or allowed) to give legal advice? What a Paralegal Does With their legal expertise and attention to detail, paralegals are the ultimate sidekick for lawyers who need an extra set of hands. Delivering legal advice is extremely regulated. Confidentiality. Confidentiality.

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

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These are only the second and third non-profit projects to be approved to participate in the sandbox and the first in the nation to empower non-lawyers go give limited-scope legal advice about medical debt, according to Stacy Butler , director of the Innovation for Justice Program at the University of Arizona James E.

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The Supreme Court Dodges—for Now—the Circuit Split on the ‘Dual Purpose’ Test for Privilege

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Summary of the Case: The Supreme Court, which had initially agreed to consider a circuit split on a privilege issue that commonly arises in discovery, reversed course and dismissed the writ of certiorari as “improvidently granted”—meaning the Supreme Court will not resolve the circuit split this term. In re Grand Jury , 23 F.4th

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New Training for Lay Legal Advocates in Arizona Aims to Expand Access to Justice Statewide

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Training kicked off last month in Arizona for a new class of legal advocates who will work at community-based organizations throughout the state to provide free limited-scope legal help to clients in domestic violence and housing matters. Related: LawNext Episode 60: Innovation for Justice Director Stacy Rupprecht Jane.

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Illinois Courts: Apply for Grants to Support Access to Justice Initiatives

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Illinois courts can receive grant funding for local access to justice initiatives through the Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission (ATJ Commission) and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Access to Justice Division’s (AOIC ATJ Division) ATJ Improvement Grant. on Monday, June 26.

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