Benchers of the Law Society of British Columbia have approved a merger with the Society of Notaries Public of B.C., to create a program for the creation of «certified paralegals» and, as well, to develop a regulatory framework to credential and
regulate other legal service providers.
Not exact matches
«Provides analysis, commentary, and resources to help foreign pharmaceutical and medical device companies make sense of the ever - evolving FDA regulations and understand the complete range of U.S.
legal issues that may complicate bringing a drug, medical device, or
other FDA -
regulated product or
service to market in the United States.»
The task force has looked at the regulation of
legal services in
other jurisdictions, such as Ontario, where paralegals have been
regulated by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 2008.
The Society will
regulate the delivery of
legal services by lawyers and will also
regulate the delivery of
legal services by
legal entities, which include lawyers, law firms, law corporations, law departments and
other similar entities.
I can think of
other means of achieving that goal — including allowing non-lawyers (including paralegals) to provide more «
legal»
services (and I note, have the LSUC
regulate paralegals is a serious problem in that regard).
But if they take on the power to
regulate other professions without having solved the problem, when the government steps in to again make
legal services available at reasonable cost, the arguments in favour of removing self - regulation will be much stronger.
The
legal professions have a voice in how
legal services are
regulated, but their voices do not control, nor does any one of the large variety of
other voices that are also heard.
[44] For a general discussion on the lack of clarity over the authority of bodies
other than supreme courts to
regulate the
legal profession and legal services more generally, see Hadfield, «Legal Barriers to Innovation,» 108 -
legal profession and
legal services more generally, see Hadfield, «Legal Barriers to Innovation,» 108 -
legal services more generally, see Hadfield, «
Legal Barriers to Innovation,» 108 -
Legal Barriers to Innovation,» 108 - 113.
On the
other hand, if the
service in question is provided online and a member of a
regulated legal profession is implicated in the
service (the Charter does not expressly state this, but presumably in this case the client is a member of the public), then the signatory will establish the means to identify the client, to assure there is no conflict of interest, and to assure segregation of funds.
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and Sutherland (Europe) LLP work together as a closely integrated international network but are independent, separately constituted and separately
regulated legal entities which provide
legal and
other client
services in accordance with the relevant laws of the jurisdictions in which they respectively operate.
[108]
Others raised the objections to alternative structures that are commonly raised: [109] that they are a threat to the profession's core values, [110] that they will trigger irresolvable conflicts of interest, [111] that lawyers will lose their independence, [112] that there is no evidence that alternative structures have increased access to justice in Australia or England & Wales, [113] that law firms can attract employees by paying competitive salaries without the need to offer employee shareholding, [114] that the burden of proof lies with those who advocate for alternative structures, [115] that there is no way to
regulate alternative structures, [116] that alternative structures will lead to a consolidated market for
legal services, [117] that more research is required, [118] etc..
The Task Force also recommends, correspondingly: (a) that the Section of
Legal Education, in collaboration with state regulators, develop standards for accrediting these educational programs or else expressly defer to other bodies to do so; and (b) that state authorities regulating the practice of law develop licensing or other regulatory systems for the delivery of limited legal services, which assure quality but do not limit access or unduly raise the price of serv
Legal Education, in collaboration with state regulators, develop standards for accrediting these educational programs or else expressly defer to
other bodies to do so; and (b) that state authorities
regulating the practice of law develop licensing or
other regulatory systems for the delivery of limited
legal services, which assure quality but do not limit access or unduly raise the price of serv
legal services, which assure quality but do not limit access or unduly raise the price of
services.
The self -
regulated legal industry constructed barriers to ensure that «non-lawyers» — anyone
other than a licensed attorney — were barred from delivering
legal services, participating in its management, or sharing fees.
As Mr. Brooker noted, the research showed that ABSs are 13 - 15 % more likely to introduce new
legal services than
other types of
regulated solicitor firms and that legislative change and regulatory change are the two most commonly cited drivers of innovation.
The Working Group sees individuals in
other regulated professions in the health, education, and social
services sectors as often being capable of providing
legal assistance and advice that will help people to resolve their
legal challenges and problems.