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Legal Services Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 35: 35: After Clause 4 , insert the following new Clause— ““Paralegals (1) The Board must assist in the maintenance and development of standards in relation to— (a) the training of paralegals employed by authorised or exempt persons, and (b) the proper supervision and monitoring of paralegals employed by authorised or exempt persons. (2) For the purposes of this section a ““paralegal”” is a person who, whilst not a lawyer as defined by this Act, provides legal advice, support, assistance or representation.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, I can be extremely brief in introducing this amendment. It raises the status of paralegals. We talked about this at some length in Committee. I simply want to know whether the Government intend, by amendment, to include paralegals as authorised persons under the Bill. I need no more than a yes or no answer. I beg to move.