There is a movement in California and other states to allow Paraprofessionals - Legal Document Assistants and Paralegals - to give legal advice and to appear in court at the table next to the litigant.
This effectively adds an expansive list of less-expensive competitors to attorneys. We’ve seen this kind of disruption in other industries and it hasn’t always worked out well for the legacy businesses.
Consider Smile Direct Club and Uber. The public demanded better service and costs, and an option was created to deliver just that! Smile Direct Club and Uber were game changers in the dental, car rental, and taxi industries.
Dentists, car rental & taxi businesses were slow to see the oncoming storm and their income streams have been decimated.
Now Law!
This doesn’t have to happen to attorneys. But The brand needs to change. The business model must change. And ethics must replace financial avarice.
This effectively adds an expansive list of less-expensive competitors to attorneys. We’ve seen this kind of disruption in other industries and it hasn’t always worked out well for the legacy businesses.
Consider Smile Direct Club and Uber. The public demanded better service and costs, and an option was created to deliver just that! Smile Direct Club and Uber were game changers in the dental, car rental, and taxi industries.
Dentists, car rental & taxi businesses were slow to see the oncoming storm and their income streams have been decimated.
Now Law!
This doesn’t have to happen to attorneys. But The brand needs to change. The business model must change. And ethics must replace financial avarice.