Coming Soon to Utah: A New Type of Legal Professional

The Utah Supreme Court has given approval to a new category of legal professional called “limited paralegal practitioners,” who are authorized to help clients fill out and file documents, but not allowed to appear in court.

Designed to lower the cost of basic legal services and address the state’s legal services gap, the limited paralegal practitioners, or “LLPs” for short, are likely to help clients with simple matters — such as filing for divorce, settling debts, and resolving eviction issues — instances where they otherwise might not be able to afford an attorney.

“Lawyers have been incredibly generous with their time, and are trying to ...