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Utah made some major decisions about the paralegal profession in 2015. In August, the Utah Supreme Court, Utah State Bar, and National Center for State Courts took a hard look at the role of non-lawyers:

Non-Lawyer Legal Assistance Roles – Efficacy, Design, and Implementation, Thomas M. Clark, Ph.D., National Center for State Courts (August 2015)

Non-Lawyer Legal Assistance Roles

In November 2015, the Utah Supreme Court’s Task Force also tackled limited legal licensing of non-lawyers:

Utah Supreme Court Task Force to Examine Limited Legal Licensing

http://www.utcourts.gov/committees/limited_legal/Supreme%20Court%20Task%20Force%20to%20Examine%20Limited%20Legal%20Licensing.pdf

You can find both here at the Utah Courts website under Publications/Court Reports:

http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/reports/