When Arizona changed its ethics rules in 2020 opening the door for various enterprise constructions and nonlawyer possession for legislation companies, it despatched shock waves all through the authorized business.
The notion of nonlawyer possession has lengthy been a 3rd rail, typically leading to bitter battle between its proponents who assume that it might assist bridge the access-to-justice hole and its opponents who imagine it might corrupt the apply of legislation and hurt the general public.
LegalZoom is actually no stranger to this battle. The DIY pioneers acted rapidly, and in 2021, the Arizona Supreme Courtroom accepted its utility for another enterprise construction, LZ Legal Services.
That implies that LegalZoom can rent attorneys 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 business 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 to date, in addition to normal points referring to regulatory reform and various enterprise constructions.
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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 just lately as normal counsel on the Trustworthy Firm, an American shopper 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 Faculty of Regulation.
