When Arizona modified its ethics guidelines in 2020 opening the door for various enterprise buildings and nonlawyer possession for legislation companies, it despatched shock waves all through the authorized trade.
The notion of nonlawyer possession has lengthy been a 3rd rail, usually leading to bitter battle between its proponents who suppose that it might assist bridge the access-to-justice hole and its opponents who imagine it might corrupt the follow of legislation and hurt the general public.
LegalZoom is definitely no stranger to this battle. The DIY pioneers acted rapidly, and in 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court docket authorized its software for another enterprise construction, LZ Authorized Providers.
That implies that LegalZoom can rent legal professionals and supply “restricted” authorized providers to small companies and other people in Arizona. For some, it may very well be step one towards making the legislation extra accessible to all—significantly low-to-moderate revenue individuals who won’t have the ability to afford a lawyer. For others, it may very well be starting of the top for the authorized trade as we all know it.
On this episode of the Authorized Rebels Podcast Nicole Miller, the chief authorized officer of LegalZoom, speaks to the ABA Journal’s Victor Li about LegalZoom’s expertise in Arizona up to now, in addition to common points regarding regulatory reform and various enterprise buildings.
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In This Podcast:
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller is the chief authorized officer of LegalZoom. Earlier than becoming a member of LegalZoom, Miller labored in lots of roles, most lately as common counsel on the Trustworthy Firm, an American client items firm. Earlier than the Trustworthy Firm, Miller practiced company legislation at Cooley and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She has a bachelor of arts diploma in humanities from Stanford College and a JD from the College of Texas College of Regulation.
