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Supreme Court delays effective date of proposed rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals

The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an order delaying the expected effective date of proposed rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants in order to consider the comments it received during the public comment period. The expected effective date, previously December 1, was delayed pending further order of the court. Read the … Continue Reading

State Bar board approves comments on Supreme Court’s preliminary rules governing paraprofessionals

As the Supreme Court of Texas prepares to finalize rules that would allow licensed legal paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide limited legal services for low-income individuals, the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors has approved a series of comments on the preliminary rules for the court’s consideration. Meeting in Lubbock for their quarterly … Continue Reading

Supreme Court of Texas order preliminarily approves rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals, court-access assistants

The Supreme Court of Texas issued an order on August 6 preliminarily approving rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants and inviting public comments. The court’s new and amended rules would allow licensed paraprofessionals to represent low-income individuals facing certain issues in the areas of family law, estate planning and probate law, and … Continue Reading
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