Paralegals and Litigation

Most law firms delegate routine tasks to unqualified paralegals and so they should, to keep costs down. In a recent case however, the court has ruled that only a solicitor can conduct litigation.

That means a lot of the routine tasks formerly done by paralegals, will have to be now done by the solicitor which will make costs sharply rise.

This should be seen in the context of AI, which is going to dramatically change the profession and many other professions and businesses.

The employee cannot even conduct the litigation under supervision. For almost two decades the legal profession has ignored or wrongly applied its own rules.

No wonder the public despair.

October 2025
Rodney Hylton-Potts