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Committee hears joint memorial urging reinstatement and expansion of limited‑license legal technician program
Summary
Senate Joint Memorial 8006 asks the Washington Supreme Court to reinstate the limited license legal technician (LLLT) program and expand it to administrative hearings, evictions and debt assistance; witnesses and local officials said the program helps fill legal‑service gaps and could support strained public‑defense and civil‑justice systems.
The Law & Justice Committee held a public hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8006 Jan. 20, a request that the Washington Supreme Court reinstate and consider expanding the state’s limited license legal technician (LLLT) program. The memorial asks the court to restore the licensing pipeline and to consider extending scope to administrative hearings, eviction and debt cases, and to study use of LLLTs to assist limited‑jurisdiction criminal matters.
Kevin Black, staff to the committee, summarized the program’s…
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