Supreme Court of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

No.  04-03

 

 

In the matter of the Licensure and Regulation of Paralegals 

 

FILED

 

JAN 4, 2008

 

David R. Schanker

Clerk of Supreme Court

Madison, WI

 

 

 

 

 


On February 13, 2004, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a petition for the establishment of a system for licensure and regulation of paralegals in Wisconsin.  A public hearing was conducted by the court on October 27, 2004, at which numerous persons appeared.  At the ensuing open administrative conference, the court took the matter under advisement pending its determination of certain issues, including ramifications for the unauthorized practice of law, the court’s authority to regulate non-lawyers and other matters. 

IT IS ORDERED that on April 7, 2008, at 9:45 a.m., at its open administrative conference in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, the court shall discuss this petition.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any interested persons may file with the court a written submission regarding the subjects identified for this conference no later than March 7, 2008.  The court retains the entire file on this matter and interested persons are encouraged not to file duplicative submissions.  As this matter has already been the subject of a public hearing, general public testimony will not be entertained at the open conference.  The court may, in its discretion, direct questions to individuals present at the conference to aid the court's consideration of these matters.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the administrative conference be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 4th day of January, 2008.

 

BY THE COURT:

 

 

 

  David R. Schanker

Clerk of Supreme Court