Category: -Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner

Rules Governing the State Bar, Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner, and Licensed Paralegal Practitioners Rules of Professional Conduct – Comment Period Closed March 8, 2019

Rules Governing the State Bar

USB14-0802. Authorization to practice law. The amendments to Rule 14-802 clarify that the forms an LPP may use are forms approved by the Judicial Council.

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioners

URGLPP15-0510. Prosecution and appeals. The amendment to Rule 15-510 changes a cross reference to Standing Order No.7 to a cross reference to Rule 14-303.

Licensed Paralegal Practitioners Rules of Professional Conduct

LPP1.013. Organization as a client. Rule 1.13 is repealed because it governs when an LPP represents an organization as a client and an LPP may not represent an organization as a client.

LPP5.04. Professional independence of a licensed paralegal practitioner and LPP6.01. Voluntary pro bono legal service.

The amendments to Rules 5.4 and 6.1 remove language that refers to an LPP representing an organization as a client. An LPP may not represent an organization as a client.

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Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Comment Period Closed September 21, 2018

RGLPP15-0705. Known as the “grandfathering” rule because it describes the licensing requirements for Licensed Paralegal Practitioner applicants who have worked as paralegal for at least 7 years and therefore are exempt from the educational requirements for three years from the date the Bar begins to accept LPP licensure applications. Rule 15-705 is not yet effective and was previously published for comment. The LPP Steering Committee determined that LPP applicants seeking to meet the work experience requirements of the rule should be able to meet those requirements by being supervised by a Licensed Paralegal Practitioner. The current rule only allows supervision by a lawyer. The Steering Committee determined that LPP applicants in some regions of the State may not be able to meet the supervised work requirement if supervision by a lawyer is required. Supervision by an LPP will allow more applicants to obtain the work necessary for licensure.

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Licensed Paralegal Practitioners Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Comment Period Closed May 21, 2018

LPP1.03 Diligence. The proposed rule applies to Licensed Paralegal Practitioners and is part of the new chapter for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners’ Rules of Professional Conduct which was published for comment on August 31, 2017.

RGLPP15-0908 Conflict of Interest. The proposed rule applies to Licensed Paralegal Practitioners and is part of the new chapter for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners’ Fund for Client Protection which was published for comment on August 31, 2017.

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Rules Governing the State Bar and Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Comment Period Closed May 20, 2018

The proposed rules apply to Licensed Paralegal Practitioners. Rule 14-403 amends the membership of the MCLE Board to permit up to 2 Licensed Paralegal Practitioners to serve on the MCLE Board. Rules 15-401 through 15-417 create continuing education requirements for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners that are similar to the MCLE Rules for attorneys. The rules require 12 hours of continuing education every two years which must include three hours of ethics and professionalism. The licensed paralegal practitioner is required to use the same certification process used by attorneys at the end of the two-year cycle to certify they have attended the appropriate CLE courses.

USB14-0403

RGLPP15-0401

RGLPP15-0402

RGLPP15-0403

RGLPP15-0404

RGLPP15-0405 

RGLPP15-0406 

RGLPP15-0407

RGLPP15-0408

RGLPP15-0409

RGLPP15-0410

RGLPP15-0411

RGLPP15-0412

RGLPP15-0413

RGLPP15-0414

RGLPP15-0415

RGLPP15-0416

RGLPP15-0417

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Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Comment Period Closed October 15, 2017

LPP Guiding Principles

LPP Summary

LPP15.0301

LPP15.0501

LPP15.0502

LPP15.0503

LPP15.0504

LPP15.0506

LPP15.0508

LPP15.0509

LPP15.0510

LPP15.0511

LPP15.0512

LPP15.0513

LPP15.0514

LPP15.0515

LPP15.0516

LPP15.0517

LPP15.0518

LPP15.0519

LPP15.0520

LPP15.0522

LPP15.0523

LPP15.0524

LPP15.0525

LPP15.0526

LPP15.0527

LPP15.0528

LPP15.0529

LPP15.0530

LPP15.0531

LPP15.0532

LPP15.0533

LPP15.0601

LPP15.0602

LPP15.0603

LPP15.0604

LPP15.0605

LPP15.0606

LPP15.0607

LPP15.0901

LPP15.0901

LPP15.0902

LPP15.0903

LPP15.0904

LPP15.0905

LPP15.0906

LPP15.0907

LPP15.0909

LPP15.0910

LPP15.0911

LPP15.0912

LPP15.0913

LPP15.0914

LPP15.0915

LPP15.0916

LPP15.01001

LPP15.01101

LPP15.01102

LPP15.01103

LPP15.01104

LPP15.01105

LPP15.01106

LPP15.01107

LPP15.01108

LPP15.01109

LPP15.01110

LPP15.01111

LPP15.01112

LPP15.01113

LPP15.01114

LPP15.01115

LPP15.01116

LPP15.01117

LPP15.01118

LPP15.01119

LPP15.01120

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