Sentences with phrase «access to legal services»

The problem to be solved is the lack of access to legal services.

This state - wide award recognizes the pro bono efforts of attorney groups whose members have made an outstanding contribution toward increasing access to legal services for the poor.

South African lawyers could face their legal fees being capped under controversial new Government proposals designed to improve access to legal services in the country and make the profession more representative.

Finally, this index should be a resource for improving access to legal services.

Historically, attempting to increase access to legal services has meant pouring resources into existing systems.

While there is no persuasive evidence that ABS will result in greater access to legal services, allowing ABS will almost certainly create new and more numerous conflict of interest problems.

There is mostly anecdotal information on client needs, preferences, and satisfaction, and on access to legal services more generally.

Opening up firms to outside investors could expand access to legal services without dragging the profession down to the level of online legal forms.

Some of this innovation will also help to enhance access to legal services.

The profession is far from settled on having a comprehensive and effective plan to promote access to legal services, and we are likely to hear loud calls for accountability.

Despite this, there is still a large percentage of the population without access to the legal services they need.

The proliferation of affordable online legal services will not solve the problem of limited access to legal services in rural and remote communities.

• Having access to legal service providers who are expert or experienced in the areas of the legal services to be provided is essential.

More people have more access to legal services appropriately aligned to their circumstances than ever before.

If the trust accounting piece of this can be addressed within the profession, it would open the door to the industry meeting public demand for better access to legal services.

There are so many people going through detrimental situations that struggle to gain access to legal services.

But what will it mean if we don't use our technology, in part, to improve access to legal services while at the same time help lawyers.

In the face of increasing demand for affordable and meaningful access to legal services, the profession continues to struggle with how to respond.

As affordability and access to legal services become easier, small businesses and consumers will start to recognise the need for legal services and protection.

The study data shows that at the same time many individuals both need and want access to legal services.

We need more hard thinking before shifts in demographics get translated into a new problem of access to legal services.

It finds that a previous government commitment to equitable access to legal representation has been replaced by a drive to secure convictions and to limit access to legal services.

Experts estimate that about 80 % of the impoverished and 50 % of the middle - class lack access to legal services.

For example, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's publication, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada,» (Sept. 2012) recommends lowering legal costs so as to preserve the existing system by means of using much less competent alternatives to using experienced lawyers — students, paralegals, unbundling of legal services, and the unpredictable capacity, availability, and timing of services provided pro bono.

Linna hopes the index will also be a resource for law schools and law students and that, ultimately, it will help improve access to legal services by promoting opportunities for learning, research and collaboration.

This award recognizes innovating programs and projects to increase affordable access to legal services for those of moderate income, who do not qualify for legal aid yet lack the discretionary funds to pay the traditional costs of legal services.

CHICAGO — Prepaid legal service or legal expense insurance plans that provide businesses with access to legal services for a monthly fee are becoming more common, says Crain's Small Business.

He does not appear to have considered that LAO may have been appropriately sensitive to the importance of ensuring access to legal services in domestic violence cases given the danger, stigma and power imbalances those cases involve.

OUR MISSION - Focus on making access to legal services cost effective, time saving, insightful and transparent for consumers and businesses to acquire their legal needs by using technology wherever possible in the first instance before moving on to garner human lawyer support, if at all necessary or desired.

Chrissie Lightfoot, LISA's co-founder put it this way: «From day one we have been focused on making access to legal services cost effective, time saving and transparent for consumers and businesses to acquire their legal needs by using technology wherever possible in the first instance before moving on to garner human lawyer support, if at all necessary or desired.

He has been active in the work of the law society as Chair of the Governance Committee, Access to Legal Services Advisory Committee and Law Firm Regulation Task Force.

A unique not - for - profit law firm, created to train new lawyers while helping our community gain access to legal services at reduced rates

This initiative was the first of its kind in Canada to recognize the importance of ensuring continued access to legal services in small communities and rural areas and to highlight the challenges that these communities were and continue to face.

LegalRnD will relentlessly pursue advancement of the legal profession and public service by providing broader access to legal services.

These software products may expand consumer access to legal services, facilitate the unbundling of legal services, promote a more efficient allocation of resources... reduce transaction costs, increase convenience, and help some consumers more effectively to address their legal situations -LSB-.]

The mission of AJEFA is to facilitate public access to legal services in French and to promote the use of the French language in the administration of justice in Alberta.

Commenting on the announcement from the Ministry of Justice that CMC customers will have access to the Legal Services Ombudsman from next year, Chris Lawrenson, Head of Legal Services at the Building Societies Association said;

«The speaker and the City Council are fully committed to defending the integrity of this vital program and to upholding due process for all New Yorkers, which is why we have amended the budget to ensure continued, unrestricted access to legal services for all detained immigrants facing deportation,» Mark - Viverito spokeswoman Robin Levine said in an emailed statement.