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JANUARY 24, 2023

Axiom , a company that is one of the longest-running alternative legal services providers, this week stepped into the world of regulated legal services as it formally launched Axiom Advice & Counsel , an Arizona law firm. That follows from Arizona’s historic decision in 2020 to become the first U.S.

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MAY 10, 2021

Last August, Arizona became the first state to eliminate the ban on non-lawyer ownership of law firms. In its statement announcing the order , the court described its move as making “far-reaching changes that could transform the public’s access to legal services.”. Thank You To Our Sponsors.

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JULY 16, 2021

Arizona Residential Eviction Actions Procedures – effective July 15, 2021. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED beginning on the effective date of this Order, all other eviction cases shall be processed solely under Arizona statutes and rules, except as provided herein. Drain - Phoenix Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney. PLEADINGS.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With both Arizona and Utah now allowing nonlawyers to deliver legal services through alternative business structures, the American Bar Association today issued a formal ethics opinion that addresses the question of whether lawyers outside those states may passively invest in an ABS. may the lawyer passively invest in an ABS?

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The online behemoth has been authorized to dispense legal advice in Arizona and Utah.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

He will also oversee the company’s alternative business structure initiatives in the UK and as part of the Utah regulatory sandbox, seek ABS designation in Arizona, and play a key role in executing Rocket Lawyer’s plans to use artificial intelligence to accelerate lawyer productivity. We are excited to have him join our team.”

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

But, that’s all just an initial volley in the coming clash between small law firms and legal service providers. And, even if th ose law firms have access to the technology need ed to accommodate that approach , they can’t or won’t adopt it.

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LawSites

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Arizona Supreme Court has granted an alternative business structure license to law company Elevate , enabling Elevate and its affiliated law firm, ElevateNext, to operate as a single entity in that state, the company says. ” In August 2020, Arizona became the first state to eliminate the ban on non-lawyer ownership of law firms.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

These are only the second and third non-profit projects to be approved to participate in the sandbox and the first in the nation to empower non-lawyers go give limited-scope legal advice about medical debt, according to Stacy Butler , director of the Innovation for Justice Program at the University of Arizona James E.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. Greene will divide his time between Arizona and Chicago. ” Leading the firm as managing partner is Andrew R.

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LawSites

JULY 27, 2022

During a question-and-answer session following her speech, I asked her about the stalled efforts to bring about reform in California and what the Supreme Court could do to move the issue forward, particularly in light of the leading roles taken by the supreme courts of Arizona and Utah to bring about reforms in those states.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not owned by lawyers to provide legal services under carefully monitored conditions. 5, approves a framework proposed by the […]

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LawSites

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Among the most divisive issues facing the legal profession today is that of revising the rules that regulate law practice – and more specifically the questions of whether to liberalize the rules to allow those who are not licensed lawyers to own law practices or to engage in the practice of law. Now, Stanford Law School’s Deborah L.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Arizona is leading the way. As for the “not so much,” Florida’s task force examining this issue recommended many of the changes in place in Arizona and Utah, only to have it unanimously rejected by its bar’s Board of Governors late last year. Why should legal services be any different? Seems Like the Status Quo.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Stories are replete of law firms and courts and other legal services entities developing innovative methods and solutions to better perform their work and serve their clients, and legal tech developers introduced many innovative new products. This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation. Her answer was optimistic.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 16, 2022

I’m in the process of rebranding my firm (more on that in a future post), and I want to share the 10 steps I went through to change my law firm name in Arizona. In Arizona, you don’t need to file a trade name to have a dba, but it may be required to demonstrate to your bank that you’re using a new name. Table of contents 1.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2023

Nextpoint recently became the first e-discovery company to launch a law firm , launching Nextpoint Law Group in Arizona under that state’s liberalized practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. The firm will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2022

Two years ago, Arizona became the first state to completely eliminate the prohibition. Just two weeks earlier, Utah had approved sweeping changes in legal services regulation that that allowed non-traditional legal services providers. Other states continue to study the issue.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

A Special Fireside Chat on the State of the Legal Industry, Recorded Live with Four Innovation Leaders. As ALSP Axiom Opens A Law Firm in Arizona, Its Chief Strategy and Legal Officer Catherine Kemnitz Shares Details. Theory and Principle Founder Nicole Bradick on Designing and Building Legal Tech Products.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the blur of activity that was last week, I attended two legal tech conferences, plus an adjacent legal technology summit. By contrast, the principal source of funding for technology development in the legal services sector is the LSC’s Technology Initiative Grants program.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

They provide the client with some certainty about the cost of legal services and lawyers with more financial stability and consistency in taking on client matters. When lawyers consider how they will charge for their legal services, the paramount benchmark of the analysis is Model Rule 1.5(a) When Are Legal Fees Earned?

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LawSites

AUGUST 12, 2021

Innovation for Justice , a legal innovation lab focused on social justice, launched at the University of Arizona James E. Innovating Legal Services, in which students will create a Medical Debt Policy Scorecard that inventories the medical debt policies in all 50 states and ranks states based on existing consumer protections.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Other states, such as Arizona, have cut the rules to the bone. Slightly more than a handful of states are exploring reforms designed to increase access to legal services. While lots of recommendations have surfaced, only a few states have crossed the finish line, most notably Arizona and Utah. The ABA Model Rules.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Intapp, Tech Provider to Legal and Financial Firms, Files Papers for IPO (June 6, 2021). Arizona Licenses First Three Alternative Business Structures for Delivering Legal Services (May 7, 2021). New Clearbrief Finds The Best Evidence To Strengthen Your Legal Writing (March 23, 2021). 8, 2021).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Two episodes relating to legal regulatory reform also made the list. Scott Timmer , vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, on that state’s groundbreaking changes to the rules regulating the delivery of legal services. The Legal Fellows Tackling Systemic Racism in Law.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 1, 2023

Should Rules of Professional Conduct be relaxed to address the growing access to justice problem and other challenges affecting legal services delivery in our state? This already has happened in Arizona and Utah.

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LawSites

AUGUST 3, 2023

Particularly controversial is the issue of allowing the delivery of legal services by providers that are not lawyers, as U tah did when it approved sweeping changes in legal services regulation in 2020. Whether some in the ABA like it or not, the world is changing when it comes to the delivery of legal services.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Guides on resources and legal information and a pointer to Montana Law Help legal services ( [link] ) are also available.

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LawSites

MARCH 9, 2023

Chas is an outspoken advocate of transformation in the legal industry, inspiring increased access to legal services through technology and new business models. I specifically remember Reinvent Law and the impact it had on the profession and my own view of legal services.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 15, 2021

Roberta Tepper is the Lawyer Assistance Programs Director of the State Bar of Arizona. How did you become involved in legal tech? Those colleagues helped me on what was a crash course on legal tech so that I could advise our members and assist them in implementing legal tech into their practices.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 25, 2022

According to the Clio Legal Trends Report and other surveys reporting on law, solo and small firm lawyers face a challenging environment: The cost of traditional legal services is going up. Access to legal services is going down. The growth rate of law firms is flat. who can own and invest in law firms). “In

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Attorney at Work

MAY 19, 2022

My bar may respond that the purpose of dues isn’t for my benefit since their purpose is to “serve and protect the public with respect to the provision of legal services and access to justice.” In Arizona, it’s easy to meet the requirements for a live in-person or web-based CLE. Not that I can tell. My state bar has a $7.2

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LawSites

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A group of us were in the hotel bar, stridently debating whether an alternative business structure, licensed under Arizona’s liberalized legal regulatory scheme, could deliver legal services in other states. Those engaged in the debate included a leading authority on ABS licensing in the U.K.,

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LawSites

MAY 25, 2022

” In the context of discussing those types of reforms, a common refrain is that there is not enough data to know if they work, Gartner said.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Rasa Legal provides simple and affordable criminal record expungement services and has raised $2.1M In its first year, Rasa served over 10,000 people with criminal records across the state of Utah and will be expanding to Arizona. It also announced a partnership with LegalEase to join their nationwide group legal services plans.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Two episodes relating to legal regulatory reform also made the list. Scott Timmer , vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, on that state’s groundbreaking changes to the rules regulating the delivery of legal services. The Legal Fellows Tackling Systemic Racism in Law.

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Paralegal Mentor

MAY 16, 2014

She began her legal career in Columbus, Ohio while attending The Ohio State University. Karen joined NALS in 2002 in Phoenix, Arizona, received the NALS of Arizona Award of Excellence in 2005, and the NALS National Award of Excellence in 2009, the most prestigious member award. Karen is a veteran of the U.S.

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