Sentences with phrase «access to justice initiatives by»

The project leverages LawHelp Interactive (LHI), a national online document assembly service that provides support to access to justice initiatives by legal services, court, pro bono, and law school programs in more than 40 states.

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Many in the short - term online lending industry were surprised by the announcement, which seems to be in lock - step with the current administration's Operation Choke Point, an initiative launched in 2013 by the United States Department of Justice, whose stated intent was to «attack Internet, telemarketing, mail, and other mass market fraud against consumers, by choking fraudsters» access to the banking system.»

We call the initiative «Pathfinder» and it is a collective of people, organizations and government supported by Access to Justice BC.

The fundraising drive was just one of several initiatives undertaken by the firm's regional branches as part of a co-ordinated strategy by the firm to boost access to justice through pro bono work; access to finance through microfinance initiatives; and access to education.

Finally, a global initiative hosted by the United Nations and led by high profile policymakers, including US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, has recommended the liberalization of the regulation of legal services in order to allow nonlawyers and community - based organizations and advocacy groups to provide legal services to the poor, stating that «it is likely to improve access to justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.Justice Anthony Kennedy, has recommended the liberalization of the regulation of legal services in order to allow nonlawyers and community - based organizations and advocacy groups to provide legal services to the poor, stating that «it is likely to improve access to justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.»

[10] «Resolution 4: In Support of the Statement of Best Practices for State Funding of Civil Legal Aid Prepared by the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives,» 2015, 2, http://ccj.ncsc.org/~/media/Microsites/Files/CCJ/Resolutions/07252015-Support-Statement-Best-Practices-State-Funding-Civil-Legal-Aid.ashx.

Delivering access to justice demands change and action on a very broad range of initiatives — pro bono work by the private bar, fair and adequate funding of legal aid, collaboration among all system participants (clients, lawyers, courts, agencies, NGO's), legal education (and its financing), e-filing and case data standards, court forms, court interfaces to self - represented litigants, unbundled legal services, virtual law practice, multistate practice, law practice ownership and investment, limited practice licenses, unauthorized practice of law rules, lawyer advertising rules, and lawyer discipline.

DLA Piper was the standout firm in the CSR / diversity initiative of the year category for its Access to Justice project, which seeks to tackle the huge cuts to legal aid in the UK by offering pro bono legal support and advice to marginalised and disadvantaged individuals in communities around the country.

That these resources, sustained by law societies for lawyer use, have been made available to the public is perhaps the most meaningful and least acknowledged access - to - justice initiative there is.

The LCO's Framework for the Law as It Affects Persons with Disabilities, created in conjunction with the LCO Report on Disabilities, is specifically intended to assist those that create, review and implement laws, policies and initiatives in addressing barriers to access to justice experienced by persons with disabilities.

Benyekhlef is the founder of both Lex Electronica, the first - ever online French - language journal and of Cyberjustice Laboratory, an international initiative based in Montreal that seeks to improve access to justice by putting information technology in the hands of the courts.

A new website, The Justice Index, provides a state - by - state scorecard of resources and initiatives designed to ensure that everyone has equal access to the legal system.

As these Initiatives unfold, we are increasingly convinced of the interplay between the two: that opportunities, transformations, and cultural shifts engendered by innovation can be leveraged towards positive changes in access to justice, and conversely, that access to justice can grow through, amongst other things, a reinvention of the delivery of legal services.

Ab Currie, originally trained as a demographer, has been a key player in major research initiatives by Justice Canada on legal aid and access to justice across the country for more than two dJustice Canada on legal aid and access to justice across the country for more than two djustice across the country for more than two decades.

Our purpose is to promote access to justice for all Ontarians, preserve and improve the civil justice system, and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and losses as the result of wrongdoing by others, while at the same time advocating strongly for safety initiatives.

This bold and commendable initiative, tentatively titled «Standards of Excellence for Conduct,» is intended to advance the interests of accident victims, by promoting better service and access to justice.

The forms arose from the Commission's responsibility under Supreme Court Rule 50 to develop initiatives and systemic changes to reduce barriers to access to justice and to meet the legal needs of persons whose legal needs may not be met by legal aid programs.

A third category of access to justice initiatives seeks to provide legal support services by delivering legal information to the public through websites or through front line workers who are often not legally trained.

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The initiative, started by Attorney General Eric Holder in March 2010, aims «to address the access - to - justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice system» by helping to ensure that the justice system is accessible to all people, regardless of income.»

The purpose of the meeting was to reflect on the progress made by these groups over the past year, discuss the access to justice initiatives underway in different jurisdictions, highlight promising developments, learn from common challenges, and consider collaborations and cooperation among justice stakeholders that could be further supported by the Action Committee.

You also can provide important leadership and support by serving on the board, auxiliary board or other advisory bodies of the pro bono and legal aid organizations serving our community, or serving on bar or court committees or similar initiatives that are focused on advancing access to justice.

The BC Family Law Unbundling Roster is an initiative hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC and supported by Access to Justice BC and Mediate BC.

G3ict, an advocacy initiative created by the United Nations to support digital inclusivity, submitted a paper this week on improving access to justice for persons with disabilities through technology.

If there is growing weariness, I expect some of that is generated by those on the frontlines who continue to slog forward while waiting for those in governments and courts to finish «exploring initiatives» and start funding and implementing initiatives that actually do increase access to justice.

Hopefully, these two national projects on access to justice supported by numerous smaller access to justice initiatives around the country will over the next year provide the sort of new thinking that will enable us to genuinely reach a crossroad in making progress on access to justice policy in this country.

Their efforts to serve the public by providing an accessible, fair, efficient and innovative forum for justice also include several notable initiatives with direct public impact: In addition to hosting the second - ever Twitter Town Hall, the Court is also taking greater efforts to improve meaningful access to justice for self - represented litigants (SRLs), and has recently released Guidelines for Using a Support Person in Provincial Court.