Extract from Bob Ambrogi’s article “In Move to Enhance Access to Justice, Oregon Bar OKs Licensed Paralegals and Bar Admission without Law School”
Oregon has taken two major steps towards enhancing access to justice in the state, as the Oregon State Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to approve a recommendation to create a paraprofessional licensing program in the state and another to enable individuals to become licensed lawyers without attending law school, by completing a four-year tutelage program.
