Depending on who you talk to, there are either far too many lawyers in this country or dangerously too few. Like a lot of things in this world, it’s all about distribution and the glut of attorneys ready to help GloboChem cover up another toxic spill doesn’t excuse the dearth of attorneys available to help an old lady get kicked out of her apartment of 50 years. And unfortunately the economics of getting a law degree in 2020 America means there will always be more of the former than the latter because the financiers need to get paid somehow.
But perhaps allowing limited practice opportunities for non-lawyers could stanch some of this bleeding. Smart advocates with focused legal training but none (or very little of) the debt could be dispatched to work in niche areas of the law underserved by our existing system.
The latest edition of the Legaltech Week panel tackles this issue and more legal technology stories of the week. From the official description:
The Legaltech Week panel of journalists is joined this week by Rohan Pavuluri, cofounder and CEO of bankruptcy platform Upsolve, to discuss his recent article arguing that rules prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law — rules that he says give lawyers a monopoly on providing legal services — effectively work to promote racial inequality.
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