Maine LD1650 mandates the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to pay paralegals assisting in indigent legal services at the average labor.
Maine LD1650 amends the Maine Revised Statutes to require the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to develop and maintain a system for compensating paralegals who assist in providing indigent legal services. The compensation must be at the average labor market rate for paralegal services. This change aims to ensure that paralegals working in public defense are fairly compensated for their work.
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