Defining the Role of Paralegals
hat is the role of paralegals in the legal community? A State Bar task force grapples with this complex issue, considering what skills paralegals should possess, whether paralegals should be supervised and by whom, and if they should be regulated and by what agency. But first the task force had to define what is and is not a "paralegal."
By Dianne Molvig
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Administrative Enforcement: A New Tool to Collect Support Arrears
Payers who fall behind in their child support or maintenance obligations may be subject to new administrative actions to force them to pay up, like restrictions on or loss of their professional, recreational, or operator's licenses and levies or liens against their personal or real property.
By Margaret Wrenn Hickey
The 1997 Federal Volunteer Protection Act: Limited Protection for Volunteers
The 1997 Federal Volunteer Protection Act takes great strides forward in protecting volunteers of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities from liability.
By Thomas L. Frenn
Regulating the Legal Profession: BAPR Annual Report
In fiscal 1998, BAPR disposed of 1,342 grievances, worked to amend trust account rules and publish a bench book for court-appointed referees, surveyed professional responsibility committees to gauge their effectiveness, and helped educate attorneys to avoid professional misconduct.
By Gerald C. Sternberg
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