Sentences with phrase «bono legal aid program»

• I have received an annual Award in Recognition and Appreciation from the Montgomery County Volunteer Pro Bono Legal Aid Program for 2009 through the present year.

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This catalog provides case descriptions aggregated from over 30 organizations, including traditional legal aids and nation - wide programs like the ABA Military Pro Bono Project.

Because two of the three legal aid sources are predominately supported by lawyers, decision makers should consider the potential impact on access to justice if lawyers were to dramatically reduce their time / financial support of pro bono services and legal aid programs, which is likely as competition increases and the social contract under which lawyers and society have operated Vis a Vis the state sponsored monopoly continues to unwind.

• Create 15 new staffed civil legal aid attorneys; • Increase the capacity of pro bono programs across the state; • Invest in research and training for legal aid and pro bono attorneys; and, • Provide Northwest Justice Project attorneys with long overdue cost of living and salary adjustments.

The Foundation's pro bono program develops pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts, law schools and legal aid organizations to: increase and maintain the number of lawyers who take pro bono cases; increase the number of individuals, both low - income and special populations, that receive free legal assistance; and assist pro bono providers to be more effective and efficient through innovation and technology.

We're working with Pro Bono Net and New Mexico Legal Aid on a statewide triage program.

A number of the people who fall into the A2J gap are «problem clients» who «have money problems because they refuse to lower their standard of living and try to abuse pro bono programs and legal aid clinics,» Achimalbe writes.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

In fact, as part of my job with Pro Bono Net, a nonprofit that works with legal aid organizations, pro bono programs, and courts to improve access to justice through increasing volunteerism, collaboration, and effective use of technology, I've had the opportunity to work with Pro Bono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their wBono Net, a nonprofit that works with legal aid organizations, pro bono programs, and courts to improve access to justice through increasing volunteerism, collaboration, and effective use of technology, I've had the opportunity to work with Pro Bono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their wbono programs, and courts to improve access to justice through increasing volunteerism, collaboration, and effective use of technology, I've had the opportunity to work with Pro Bono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their wBono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their work.

That gift helped to strengthen the foundation of an endowment that has now exceeded $ 3.3 million towards a $ 5 million goal to endow 2,000 scholarships annually for the benefit of legal aid staff attorneys, private practitioners who accept pro bono cases, and other deserving lawyers who — without financial assistance — would not be able to attend MCLE programs.

[5] While there is evidence to support the claim that only legal aid and / or pro bono will actually increase access to justice, there is no evidence to support that programs like the LLLT program will.

Committees are struck, research is undertaken and consultations take place; meanwhile, legal aid programs stumble along with limited resources, pro bono programs are swamped and the legal needs of many Canadians remain unmet.

Justice Bonkalo recommended that «The Ministry of the Attorney General and LAO should ensure continued funding to enable student programs like Pro Bono Students Canada's Family Law Project and the student legal aid services societies to continue to operate and possibly even expand.»

In 2014, the meeting included legal aid funding updates, breakout programs on a broad range of topics — including support of self - represented litigants — language - access projects, pro bono projects, innovations in technology and roundtables for new and more mature ATJCs.

The International Pro Bono Advisory Group, which was established by the Attorney - General in July 2009, promotes international pro bono work by the Australian legal profession which complement the Australian Government's international aid progBono Advisory Group, which was established by the Attorney - General in July 2009, promotes international pro bono work by the Australian legal profession which complement the Australian Government's international aid progbono work by the Australian legal profession which complement the Australian Government's international aid program.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Pro Bono Project offers a Family Law Ask - A-Lawyer program at the family court (601 N. Pecos, Las Vegas, Nevada) in partnership with the Family Law Self - Help Center.

It will consider staffed legal aid programs, resources designed to help people represent themselves, legal advice specifically limited to a single issue in a case as well pro bono services, technology solutions and other models and potential innovations.

Organized pro bono programs date back to the Depression Era of the 1930's, when local bar associations in some of Florida's larger communities formed small legal aid programs using lawyers volunteering their time.

For practitioners who already participate in access to justice projects such as JusticeNet, Reach Canada, Legal Aid or other pro bono / low income programs, this additional levy is an insult.

During her time there, Sara was involved with the Mathews Dinsdale National Labour Arbitration Competition, the UBC Pro Bono Association, the UBC Law Revue and the Law Students Legal Aid Program.

The Order provides that a lawyer who is admitted to the bar of another state and is in good standing in that state may, for a period of six months from August 29, 2017, «practice law in Texas» if that lawyer «is retained by a legal - aid or pro bono program or a bar association that provides services to victims of Hurricane Harvey.»

Sherrie Abney conducted a collaborative law training on behalf of the Section for staff paralegals through the Dallas Volunteer Attorneys Program, and volunteer collaborative lawyers are being solicited to provide pro bono collaborative law services to eligible clients in family law and civil disputes alike through DVAP and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.

These measures include free public legal databases, pro bono programs and legal aid services.

If you are interested in providing pro bono legal assistance to vulnerable Tennesseans, the following links will bring you directly to the volunteer page for your local legal aid program.

Our attorneys are regular speakers at educational programs for other lawyers, write extensively on topics in their areas of expertise and provide pro bono (free) services to legal aid organizations.

The only known way to address access to justice for those of no and low means is legal aid in the form of pro bono, adequately funded non-profit programs, and other government funded programs.

TP: I support mandatory pro bono programs because this is important work that benefits the clients, the attorneys, the law firms, the legal aid providers, and the community at large.

Make existing research easily accessible and understandable to civil legal aid programs, pro bono programs, bar associations, state access to justice commissions, researchers, funders and policy makers.

Throughout a 29 - year career at Arconic (formerly Alcoa), Max has championed pro bono work and civil legal aid programs.

Opportunities for pro bono service include, but are not limited to the following: VITA (Tax Assistance to the Elderly), the Ohio Northern Legal Clinic, Legal Aid Programs, Street Law, and externships with the Office of the Public Defender and Prosecutor.

At the beginning of every summer, a local legal aid organization presents an in - office training program and then pairs interested summer associates with firm attorneys to work on available pro bono cases.

As an attorney, your skillset is invaluable to the Legal Aid Pro Bono Program.

Legal Aid's Pro Bono Program relies on trained volunteer interpreters like you to remove the obstacles and pave the way.

First, Pro Bono Net also maintains LawHelp.org, which «helps low and moderate - income people find free legal aid programs in their communities, answers to questions about their legal rights, court information, links to social service agencies, and more.»

We are the advocate and provider of quality professional liability insurance products for the full spectrum of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) membership community — individual attorneys, legal aid organizations, public defenders, corporate pro bono law programs, law school clinics, individual clients and public interest grLegal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) membership community — individual attorneys, legal aid organizations, public defenders, corporate pro bono law programs, law school clinics, individual clients and public interest grouAid & Defender Association (NLADA) membership community — individual attorneys, legal aid organizations, public defenders, corporate pro bono law programs, law school clinics, individual clients and public interest grlegal aid organizations, public defenders, corporate pro bono law programs, law school clinics, individual clients and public interest grouaid organizations, public defenders, corporate pro bono law programs, law school clinics, individual clients and public interest groups.

A Fellow will work in Honolulu this summer with The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii where they will help develop training programs for pro bono attorneys volunteering at the Honolulu's court self - help center.

Every case we refer to the Pro Bono program has gone through Legal Aid's intake process to determine program eligibility.

The order directs the commission to examine the issue from all perspectives and consider the viewpoints of all entities involved in civil justice, including staffed legal aid programs, pro bono services, resources provided to help people who choose to — or must — represent themselves, technology solutions and «other models and potential innovations.»

As a paralegal in the Legal Aid Pro Bono Program, you bring a much - needed skillset to the Program.

CHICAGO, May 4, 2018 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association will convene their annual Equal Justice Conference from May 10 - 12 in San Diego, with more than 80 wide - ranging programs, including talks and panels featuring Legal Services Corporation President James Sandman and ABA President Hilarie Bass.

The Task Force found that despite the tremendous efforts of Legal Aid, Clinics, Pro Bono Programs, and other access to justice programs, the unmet need for legal services among low - to - moderate income Oregonians is larger than Legal Aid, Clinics, Pro Bono Programs, and other access to justice programs, the unmet need for legal services among low - to - moderate income Oregonians is larger thPrograms, and other access to justice programs, the unmet need for legal services among low - to - moderate income Oregonians is larger thprograms, the unmet need for legal services among low - to - moderate income Oregonians is larger than legal services among low - to - moderate income Oregonians is larger than ever.

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Make existing research accessible and understandable to civil legal aid programs, pro bono programs, bar associations, state access to justice commissions, researchers, funders, and policy makers