NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Supreme Court is taking a hard look at the way lawyers are trained and licensed in the state, and whether the American Bar Association should continue to hold such a way.

In a Sept. 16 order, the court asked for public comment on reforms that could reshape the profession. These new reforms include the possibility that non-lawyers, paraprofessionals, or even AI chatbots could provide some of the legal help Tennesseans rely on.

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"If we are being honest, no one really likes lawyers," Oliver Roberts, a practicing attorney and professor at Washington University School of Law, said. "They are really expensive, and you only talk to them when you have problems. But in Tennessee, we can t

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