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Marc Lauritsen

Marc Lauritsen is a Massachusetts lawyer and educator with an extensive background in practice, teaching, management, and research. He helps people work more effectively through knowledge systems. He has taught at five law schools.

Guest Post: Unauthorized Help – A Contrarian UPL Analysis

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Technology that helps people do their own legal work should be against the law.

That at least is the view of some bar authorities, and the implication of regulatory proposals. Many lawyers think that any form of legal assistance not provided by a licensed attorney is unlawful. One notices the same instinct among law students.…