Bloomberg Law
June 29, 2015, 6:04 PM UTC

Washington State Experiments with Legal Technicians

Blake Edwards

This May, after completing three semesters of legal education, Angela Wright and six others passed an eight-hour licensing exam, moving one step closer to becoming the first seven legal technicians in the country, a designation that authorizes them to advise clients and file documents in family law court in the state of Washington.

Wright, 60, said she isn’t sure how her career will change — for now, she plans to continue working at the same small law firm in Everett, Washington, where she has been a paralegal.

“If I can make at least twice my past wages above overhead and ...

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