Standing Committee for Legal Paraprofessional Program

The Standing Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Program shall establish, in collaboration with the State Court Administrator, procedures as follows: (a) for certifying legal paraprofessionals as authorized to participate in the program and establishing and maintaining a public roster of legal paraprofessionals eligible to participate in the program; (b) for evaluating the results and outcome of the program and making further recommendations to the Supreme Court; (c) for submitting, reviewing, investigating, and resolving complaints made against legal paraprofessionals and supervising attorneys, including removing legal paraprofessionals from the roster and prohibiting supervising attorneys from participating in the program if there is a good cause to do so. Rostered legal paraprofessionals and supervising attorneys shall cooperate with standing committee investigations and failure to cooperate may be the basis for removal from the program; and (d) for approving continuing education credits required under Rule 12.02(f). Published by the Revisor of Statutes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3C.08, subdivision 1. PROFESSIONAL RULES 202 MINNESOTA COURT RULES (Added March 1, 2021; amended effective January 1, 2022; amended effective October 14, 2022; amended effective January 1, 2025; amended effective January 1, 2026.) Advisory Committee Comment - 2025