A State Bar task force last month proposed the development of a pilot program for limited licensing of legal technicians as part of a series of recommendations aimed at closing the so-called “justice gap.”
"Millions of low- and middle-income Californians fall into the gap of
needing civil legal assistance but not being able to afford to hire a
lawyer. In some cases, they may even qualify for legal aid, but are
turned away by cash-strapped nonprofit providers, according to the newly
released Civil Justice Strategies Task Force report."
