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Would you be willing to have a licensed paralegal handle your family law or probate case?

Asked by weeveeship (4665points) February 21st, 2017

Currently, only attorneys are allowed to give people legal advice and to represent people in court. However, consider this hypothetical:

Suppose that your state/province allows licensed paralegals to give legal advice, draft legal documents, and represent people in court for family law (e.g. divorces, custody cases, etc.) and probates (e.g. wills/trusts/estates) without necessarily having attorney supervision. Suppose further that you are in the market for family law or probate services.

Questions:

1. Assuming a “licensed paralegal” would charge half of what an attorney in the same field would charge, would you be willing to have the “licensed paralegal” handle your family law or probate case instead? Why or why not?

2. When choosing between either having a “licensed paralegal” or an attorney handle your family law or probate case, what factors would you consider?

Many thanks for your replies.

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