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In Conclusion
So here we are with two different models
on two different coasts. The Court Navigator Program in New York sounds similar to
California’s Unlawful Detainer Assistant and
Legal Document Assistant options, except
the practitioners are either volunteers or
paid by a public agency instead of independent contractors.
Washington’s LLT program ramps it up
greatly, allowing non-lawyers to give limited legal advice. What will California’s Task
Force come up with? And will other states
get on board? Only time will tell.
About the Authors
Stacey Hunt, CLA, CAS is a graduate of the
Fresno City College paralegal program and
is a litigation paralegal with Duggan Smith
& Heath, LLP in San Luis Obispo, California. She is the co-author of three books
for paralegals, including her most recent,
Evidence Management for the Paralegal
(Cengage, 2008).
Ms. Hunt currently teaches Civil Litigation
in the paralegal program at Cuesta College.
She is a past-president of the California
Alliance of Paralegal Associations and the
Central Coast Paralegal Association. She is
founder and CEO of Ecologistics, Inc., which
puts on the annual Central Coast Bioneers
Conference in San Luis Obispo and operates the Blue C Community Garden in Los
Osos. She serves on the board of directors
of the Foundation for San Luis Obispo Public Libraries.
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Therese A. Cannon, Esq. is a higher education consultant,. Ms. Cannon has more
than 30 years in higher education – working in both law and undergraduate education and in both public and private institutions. M