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Posted: January 4, 2022

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Effective May 1, 2022

USB14-0113. Paralegal Division. Amend. In the context of the Paralegal Division, rule amendments are intended to capture the interplay between Licensed Paralegal Practitioners (LPP’s) and non-Bar-licensed paralegals. The amendments may be summarized as follows:

A paralegal may also include an LPP as defined in Rule 14-101;
The certification requirements are waived for LPP’s joining the paralegal division;
The term “bar licensee” refers to both a lawyer and an LPP; and
An LPP may be a sponsor of a paralegal affiliate in the paralegal division.

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