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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

scaccesstojustice wrote 1 day ago: Help Wanted Low Country Legal Aid announces 2 JOB Vacancies: Since August 2000, Low Country Legal … more →

Tags: Legal, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Law, Advocacy, South Carolina, legal drafting, Legal Documents, Blog

100 days until Celebrate Pro Bono

scaccesstojustice wrote 2 days ago: I just saw a Tweet from the ABA reminding us that we’re 100 days away from Celebrate Pro Bono … more →

Tags: 1, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, attorney, Blog, Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services, Charleston School of Law, Indigent, IOLTA

Special Irritation Payments1 comment

familoo wrote 2 days ago: Oh. Joy. Another claim refused by the LSC on the basis of an incorrect ‘interpretation’ … more →

Tags: Stuff, public funding

FAMILY LEGAL AID PLANS TORN APART IN DAMNING JUSTICE SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT

familoo wrote 3 days ago: Ah, it’s just a roller coaster in this job. You never know what to expect – at court, or … more →

Tags: Stuff, Access to Justice, Consultation, FAMILY COURTS, Family Justice System, Family Law, public funding, reform

Eviction HELP1 comment

homelessinla wrote 5 days ago: One of my clients is facing eviction TOMORROW – and just called me TODAY. She has been paying … more →

Tags: Eviction, Homeless, Los Angeles, panorama city

Sotomayor, Equal Justice & Civil Gideon

scaccesstojustice wrote 5 days ago: What is the connection between Sotomayor, Equal Justice and Civil Gideon? An July 13th Opinion piece … more →

Tags: 1, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, attorney, Blog, Civil Gideon, court, court innovation, Indigent

Report Released: And Justice for All

scaccesstojustice wrote 1 week ago:  The Center for American Progress released a Report entitled And Justice for All: Prioritizing Free … more →

Tags: 1, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Indigent, Law, Legal, poverty, public interest attorney, And Justice for All: Prioritizing Free Legal Assistance

The Final Straw1 comment

familoo wrote 1 week ago: Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced the second tranche of reforms in respect of the opening u … more →

Tags: Stuff, Access to Justice, Family Justice System, media access, Openness

Family Legal Aid - Update

familoo wrote 1 week ago: On Tuesday I attended a second meeting at the House of Lords, hosted by the Parliamentary Justice Co … more →

Tags: Stuff, public funding, Family Law, Family Justice System, Access to Justice

Neither Sleet nor Snow nor Hurricanes nor Tornadoes . . .

scaccesstojustice wrote 1 week ago: Sleet Snow Hurricane Tornado Remember the Post Office slogan starting with “Neither Sleet nor … more →

Tags: Legal, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Law, Blog, pro bono, attorney, 1, Ask-A-Lawyer

5 States Receive ProBono.Net Award

scaccesstojustice wrote 1 week ago: What do Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, and New York have in common? Sounds like the start of a … more →

Tags: Legal, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Law, Advocacy, court innovation, Limited English Proficiency, Plain Language, Plain English

House of Lords Part Deux

familoo wrote 1 week ago: Am up in the big stink for a second meeting regarding vulnerable children and legal aid. Will report … more →

Tags: Stuff, Access to Justice, Family Justice System, public funding

Not Pottering

familoo wrote 2 weeks ago: I have it on good authority that the President of the Family Division Mark Potter is tonight going t … more →

Tags: Stuff, Family Justice System, public funding, Resources

Legal Services = Basic Needs

scaccesstojustice wrote 2 weeks ago: Extra! Extra! Read All About it! Earlier today the United Way of the Midlands released their Communi … more →

Tags: Legal, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Law, Advocacy, South Carolina, court, Blog, poverty

Legal Services: 5 Tips to Tap into Grants

alliebullard wrote 2 weeks ago: Historically, legal service organizations have not been a large beneficiary of grants from community … more →

Tags: Legal, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Law, South Carolina, Blog, poverty, attorney, South Carolina Access to Justice Commission

when legal aid turns you down...

#1 biz babe wrote 3 weeks ago: when legal aid turns you down for bankruptcy and foreclosure ‘legal aid’ where do you go … more →

Tags: journey lessons, bankruptcy, fear/terror, foreclosure, Stress, Unemployment

Harvard Class of '09: 308,605 Hours of Pro Bono Service

scaccesstojustice wrote 3 weeks ago: Think of prestigious law schools and Harvard ranks up there. In fact I get a kick out of telling peo … more →

Tags: 1, Access to Justice, access to justice blog, Blog, Law, Law Students, Legal, Legal Clinic, pro bono

Lawyers in New Zealand to march as legal aid cut

PEA Blogger wrote 3 weeks ago: From Bay Of Plenty Times: Tauranga’s family law barristers angered by the Government’s s … more →

Tags: activism, News, Lawyers, New Zealand, Protest

Crime and legal aid2 comments

Julian Ware-Lane wrote 3 weeks ago: Essex Police have a Crime Mapping page on their website which allows the user to check crime levels … more →

Tags: Essex, Crime Mapping, Crime, bar council


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