The state's pilot program allows nonlawyers to provide certain traditional legal services and already has 26 approved entities, including a nonlawyer-owned firm and an online legal service provider.
Legal entrepreneurs, technology providers and attorneys in Utah have another five years to test out new service delivery models.
Last week, the Utah Supreme court unanimously approved expanding the state's legal regulatory sandbox pilot program from two to seven years. The program, enacted in August 2020, allows nonlawyers to provide certain traditional legal services and authorizes new legal business models and service delivery approaches.
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