A development that could bring massive change to the legal profession

 Michael Kennedy, Vermont's Bar Counsel, has posted a short comment on a recent development in the area of alternative business structures and its effect on the regulation of the profession and the practice of the profession.  You can read it here.

Montana Legal Services Association asks Supreme Court to allow non-lawyers to provide some legal services

 On September 15, 2025, the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) filed a petition with the Montana Supreme Court to adopt rules authorizing certified lay advocates to provide limited legal services to Justice Courts and City Courts. The petition proposes that MLSA will train and mentor these non-lawyer lay advocates, or Community Justice Workers, who will provide legal services in Order of Protection cases. On September 30, 2025, the Montana Supreme Court entered an administrative order seeking public comment on the proposal.

Public comment can be submitted through November 29, 2025, in writing to the Clerk of Supreme Court, 215 N. Sanders St., Room 323, Helena, MT 59601.