Comments by "Joe Kelsoe II" (@nsahandler) on "This State Wants to Censor Your Ability to Give Advice" video.

@squirrelattackspidy so why can't paralegals engage in lighter legal activities that don't involve actual trial work? You need to be a lawyer to give generalized input with the disclaimer that the person should seek a lawyer for any case work? Why do you need to be a lawyer to understand a specific set of documents and their use in a legal manner and advise as such? Why do you need to be a lawyer to help someone fill out common, necessary paperwork? Saying that paralegals shouldn't be able to service minor documentation and generalized advice on proper legal processes is the equivalent of saying Nurses shouldn't be able to render basic medical aid.
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 @squirrelattackspidy A nurse can treat illnesses and fix wounds. I don't know where you got your theories from but you need to go back to debate class. Your skills are severely lacking.
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 @squirrelattackspidy the regulatory agency created by and lobbied for by practitioners in their field.
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 @squirrelattackspidy a butcher could absolutely advise on cutting techniques to a vet.
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@squirrelattackspidy the bar exam is for stepping in front of the bar. It shouldn't cover whether a person can give generalized advice to people who can't afford advice, with the disclaimer "you need to really find an attorney, though."
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@elleaubry3772 we aren't talking about your homeboy at the bar. We are talking about practicing paralegals. And yeah. Guess what? If your homeboy in the bar gave you business advice and the advice folded, you would have the same remedies as any other non-professional you took the advice from
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I'm a paralegal who has had to fanangle the system to a point where I can actually do my work without being a lawyer, and that's just not right. Tbh we should just let people take the Bar exam without the bs. If you are a garbage lawyer you are respondible for your filings anyhow, so what's the difference?
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