The State Bar of California’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services is now proposing to regulate legal software publishers. The specific proposed recommendations that would affect legal software publishers include:
These recommendation propose that purely-software powered legal solutions will not be considered the practice of law unless certified and approved by some
The Florida Bar is considering a new Chapter 23 to Register Online Service Providers. This proposal creates a framework voluntary registration of online service providers with the Florida Bar. The goal of the new rules is to provide greater access to legal services, the legal system, while at the same time providing public protection
See Presentation on this topic here.
The legal document preparation industry has been around since the early 1990’s and has remained essentially the same, except a significant portion has moved online. It is a fast growing industry.
What is the “legal document preparation industry”? The industry is composed of non-lawyers who assist consumers and small