A first-in-the-nation program designed to increase access to justice in Washington state by allowing more people to provide limited legal services will be shut down, the Washington State Supreme Court said.
In a June 5 letter to the chair of the Limited License Legal Technicians program, Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens called the initiative “innovative.” But she added that the court voted to end the program next year after considering the costs of keeping it going and the limited interest.
Legal education experts expressed concern about how the decision might affect other states considering similar programs to help bridge the ...
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