Sentences with phrase «community legal aid program»

Sean continued his desire to advocate on behalf of others while in his first year of law school joining Windsor's Community Legal Aid program.

Giving back to the community, Sean joined his university's Community Legal Aid program to advocate on behalf of others.

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In addition, Animal Aid USA raises money to fund spay and neuter programs in low income communities and raise awareness of the legal animal cruelties happening daily in the U.S., such as the gas chamber, cardiac heart stick euthanasia and puppy mills.

Acadiana Animal Aid understands that achieving a no kill community for Acadiana requires strong, strategic life - saving programs, community outreach, legal advocacy, education programs and collaboration with other animal advocates to be successful.

The Panthers initiated more than 50 community survival programs including Free Breakfast for School Children, Free Medical Clinics, Free Food, Clothing, and Legal Aid programs, sickle cell screening, an award winning charter school.

Gordon worked for Massachusetts Justice Project (MJP) for more than 15 years before the program joined Community Legal Aid in 2014.

While at law school, Cathy was a senior editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and she volunteered at Osgoode's Community LEGAL AID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClLEGAL AID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClinAID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClLegal Aid ClinAid Clinic.

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Those who achieve financial success can be encouraged to donate to legal aid programs that serve low - income and minority communities.

Alaska has a strong, community - focused network of resource providers across legal aid groups, domestic violence advocates, public libraries, elder advocacy programs, Alaska Native law institutions, among others, that has been born of the need to address gaps in coverage and direct access to legal assistance.

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.

Join Guest Speaker, Paula Boggs, and have a glass of wine while you hear from Eastside Legal Assistance Program and the Campaign for Equal Justice about the need for legal aid in your community and how you can Legal Assistance Program and the Campaign for Equal Justice about the need for legal aid in your community and how you can legal aid in your community and how you can help.

• 2015 Civil Legal Needs Study Update • Northwest Justice Project • Washington Law Help • King County Bar Association • Snohomish County Legal Aid • Pierce County Legal Aid • Legal Voice • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) • Seattle Community Law Center (Federal Benefits) • Unemployment Law Project • Team Child • Solid Ground Family Assistance Program • Housing Justice Project • Council on American - Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Duty Counsellor and Caseworker at the Community and Legal Aid Services Program and the Latin American Community Centre

It explains the function and purpose of bar associations, the many ways lawyers volunteer in their communities, and programs like Legal Aid that are available throughout the country.

Our Speakers Bureau program connects knowledgeable Community Legal Aid staff with community groups to provide valuable information and rCommunity Legal Aid staff with community groups to provide valuable information and rcommunity groups to provide valuable information and resources.

The website is the result of a collaborative effort involving the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, the Executive Office of the Nova Scotia Judiciary, the Nova Scotia Barrister's Society, the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Legal Aid, the Department of Community Services, the Canadian Bar Association — Nova Scotia Branch, and the Capital District Health Authority (Mental Health Program).

Through a partnership with the University of Akron, the Akron Bar Association, and Community Legal Aid, this program is an excellent opportunity to get hands - on experience in consumer law.

Ohio went from many legal aid programs to nine, with Community Legal Aid being one of legal aid programs to nine, with Community Legal Aid being one of thaid programs to nine, with Community Legal Aid being one of Legal Aid being one of thAid being one of them.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law have created a partnership program to help provide legal information to the commuLegal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law have created a partnership program to help provide legal information to the commulegal information to the community.

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.

During his term, Sandy worked tirelessly to bring awareness to the need for increased legislative funding for these programs and to explore ways the courts and the legal aid community could better work together to improve equal access to justice for all litigants.

Addressing the myriad of issues necessarily involves bringing law societies, law schools, courts, bar associations, legal aid programs, community based providers, government and others to the table, recognizing their interdependence and that much more will be accomplished through collaboration than through silo - based efforts.

During her time at Osgoode, Kaitlin was on the executive committee of Osgoode's Indigenous Law Student's Association (OISA) and volunteered with Osgoode's Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP).

Community Legal Aid offers several outreach and education programs to help positively impact our cCommunity Legal Aid offers several outreach and education programs to help positively impact our communitycommunity.

Civil legal aid programs keep families in their homes, assist veterans returning to our communities, secure safety for survivors of domestic violence, and provide a wide array of other critical services.

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.

Active in Washington's legal aid community for over two decades, Caitlin coordinated the King County Bar Association's revenue enhancement and membership programs before joining LFW as Grants Manager.

In response to growing awareness of elder abuse, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Corporation for National and Community Service announced the creation of the Elder Justice AmeriCorps grant program in September 2015 to provide elder abuse victims with legal aid and support services.

The program will deploy attorneys and paralegals to provide critically needed civil legal aid to immigrant communities throughout New Mexico from September 2016 through August 2020.»

In addition, NJP is an integral member of and provides support for the Alliance for Equal Justice, Washington's coordinated statewide civil legal aid delivery system, which brings together a network of volunteer attorney programs, specialty legal aid providers, and supporters working to ensure equal justice for all low - income communities in Washington.

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.

We're proud of our support of NLADA fundraising, training and initiatives on behalf of the civil legal aid and defender communities, and our support of their community programs.

May is committed to community - building and has worked with organizations such as Art - reach Toronto, the South Asian Legal Clinic's Forced Marriage Project, Maytree's DiverseCity Fellows program, the HIV / AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario, and AQSAzine.

Manchester Commercial Litigation partner Gordon MacDonald is quoted in this feature story on attorneys» increasing efforts to secure financial assistance from local businesses and community stakeholders as the amount of public money to New Hampshire legal aid programs decreases.

June 23, 2014 — «The Legal Aid Foundation has announced a new program: Thunderdome Tallahassee, a hands - on legal group training program to provide education, camaraderie, networking, leadership and recognition to a new generation of lawyers serving the commuLegal Aid Foundation has announced a new program: Thunderdome Tallahassee, a hands - on legal group training program to provide education, camaraderie, networking, leadership and recognition to a new generation of lawyers serving the commulegal group training program to provide education, camaraderie, networking, leadership and recognition to a new generation of lawyers serving the community.

This year's other recipients were: Alan Canner, The Legal Aid Society, Harlem Community Law Office; Bernadette Jentsch, MFY Legal Services; Liz Markuci, Immigration Project, Volunteers of Legal Service; and Leander McRae, Preserving Affordable Housing Program, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.

December 30, 2014 — «Connecticut's legal aid community breathed a collective sigh of relief when lawmakers in 2014 approved a plan to continue using increased court filing fees to fund their legal services programs for the poor.»

Despite this, there are currently a variety of excellent legal clinical programs found at law schools across the country including the Business Law Clinic, Environmental Law Clinic and Law Centre at the University of Victoria, the Law Students Legal Advice Program at the University of British Columbia, the Osgoode Hall Community and Legal Aid Services, the University of Toronto Downtown Legal Services and many otlegal clinical programs found at law schools across the country including the Business Law Clinic, Environmental Law Clinic and Law Centre at the University of Victoria, the Law Students Legal Advice Program at the University of British Columbia, the Osgoode Hall Community and Legal Aid Services, the University of Toronto Downtown Legal Services and many otLegal Advice Program at the University of British Columbia, the Osgoode Hall Community and Legal Aid Services, the University of Toronto Downtown Legal Services and many otLegal Aid Services, the University of Toronto Downtown Legal Services and many otLegal Services and many others.

«This gap between being eligible for legal aid and being able to afford counsel that she fell into meant she wasn't able to get the legal assistance that could have prevented the crime from happening,» said Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, addressing members of the legal community who came together last week in Toronto to launch the second year of Flip Your Wig For Justice, the pledge - based fundraiser, which aims to raise awareness as well as money for access to justice programs in Ontario.

Program will mobilize eleven lawyers and seven community advocates to provide critical civil legal aid to low income residents in the state of Georgia to secure safe, stable, affordable housing

To achieve this goal, MLAC works to strengthen the network of Massachusetts regional and statewide legal aid programs, supporting them as they deliver high - quality, strategically focused legal assistance that helps clients transform their lives and communities.

Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale • FL 1996 Program Director Directed and coordinated nonprofit domestic violence legal assistance program and implemented public relations and media contacts focused on community partnerships, women's shelters and other community organizations with oversight of $ 300K buLegal Aid Service of Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale • FL 1996 Program Director Directed and coordinated nonprofit domestic violence legal assistance program and implemented public relations and media contacts focused on community partnerships, women's shelters and other community organizations with oversight of $ 300K Program Director Directed and coordinated nonprofit domestic violence legal assistance program and implemented public relations and media contacts focused on community partnerships, women's shelters and other community organizations with oversight of $ 300K bulegal assistance program and implemented public relations and media contacts focused on community partnerships, women's shelters and other community organizations with oversight of $ 300K program and implemented public relations and media contacts focused on community partnerships, women's shelters and other community organizations with oversight of $ 300K budget.

Some parents will be referred to the program by their lawyer, a court official, Legal Aid, or another community or government agency.

Community Legal Aid offers several outreach and education programs to help positively impact our cCommunity Legal Aid offers several outreach and education programs to help positively impact our communitycommunity.

Community Legal Aid offers a corporate sponsorship program that uniquely identifies your business and organization as a recognized partner and supporter of legalLegal Aid offers a corporate sponsorship program that uniquely identifies your business and organization as a recognized partner and supporter of legal aAid offers a corporate sponsorship program that uniquely identifies your business and organization as a recognized partner and supporter of legallegal aidaid.

Our Speakers Bureau program connects knowledgeable Community Legal Aid staff with community groups to provide valuable information and rCommunity Legal Aid staff with community groups to provide valuable information and rcommunity groups to provide valuable information and resources.

The programs and services of Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services are aimed at furthering the following priorities: