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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 8, 2024

Paralegals in Texas who are licensed under a proposed new program will be able to provide some legal services to low-income individuals, Reuters reports. Paralegals will have to abide by rules preliminarily approved by the state's top court. Joining other U.S. states that have created similar programs, the Texas Supreme Court said in an order that allowing licensed legal paraprofessionals to deliver limited legal services in areas including family law, estate planning, probate law and consumer debt law will help close the "justice gap" and address unmet civil legal needs.