HB 2696 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers

This bill authorizes West Virginia's Supreme Court to create rules allowing nonlawyers to practice law in limited, supervised roles - such as in child abuse/neglect and mental health cases - under a new "limited license legal practitioner" program. It establishes a task force (including bar association, law school, and judicial representatives) to design certification requirements, exams, practice scope, and costs for these practitioners. The task force must also recommend updates to professional conduct rules and complaint processes for this new role. The bill itself does not implement the program but enables the Court to develop it through this structured process.
Tags: Licensing
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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