Non-Lawyer With Legal Training Applying their Training to Their Careers

Non-lawyer with legal training applying their training to their careers
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Non-lawyer with legal training applying their training to their careers
The high-price of legal assistance charged by lawyers has resulted in justice gap whereby poor, low-income people and some middle-income individuals are not able to afford lawyers. It is reported that 80% to 90% of low-income persons in America who have civil legal problems do not receive help from an attorney. As such, there are expanding roles for non-lawyers who have legal training in response to the justice gap. One example in which a non-lawyer who has obtained legal training could apply his or her legal training to his/her career in an ethical and lawful way is by dispensing legal assistance or information expertly. The non-lawyer can help clients in performing legal research and preparing court documents. The trained and licensed non-lawyer may also offer certain specified services for a fee, for instance helping clients in completing court forms, gathering documents and facts, and explaining procedures. However, the non-lawyer, who is also referred to as a legal technician, is not permitted to take part in court hearings.
Instead of earning an expensive degree in law, a candidate takes roughly 12 months of classes at a community college. The candidate then takes a licensing examination. After being licensed, the non-lawyer who has obtained legal training can provide legal services especially to the poor. Such services include providing guidance to parents who have lost custody of their child, providing counsel to couples who would like to divorce, a...