Sentences with phrase «advice for members of the public»

This report, by Lucy Logan Green and James Sandbach at LAG, brings together statistical and other evidence on the impact of the changes to legal aid and argues that the civil justice system is in freefall due to the lack of availability of legal advice for members of the public who can not afford to pay for it.

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Rejecting the advice of «so - called communications experts» that the broadcasts are «quaint» and a «relic of the past», he cited a 2005 ICM poll which found party political broadcasts are second only to news bulletins as the lead source of information for general members of the public.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

However, the VDC plan also has several significant advantages: members vest in a year, compared to 10 years years for any current DB pension plan; they can control their own investment profile with the advice of experts; and the DC plan is portable, meaning it follows employees when they change jobs in the public or private sectors, in or out of New York.

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) offers advice to its members: «The recognized need for public schools to support students in areas beyond academics is not new, but recent developments in social - emotional learning (SEL) go beyond what has come before — and are starting to show improvements in both student behavior and academic outcomes.»

But members of the public apparently aren't buying that advice — at least, according to the statistics and personal stories described in this New York Times story, A Need for A Will?

The problem is that most members of the public with a civil legal problem will never get anywhere near a court or tribunal without the sort of initial advice legal help paid for.

If you're going to start such a business that is open to the public, lets members of the public interact with loaning their personal property and handles financial transactions, you really must have professional legal advice for all aspects of such a business, which includes but are not limited to: drafting a TOS, advising you on the federal and state and banking laws that cover financial transactions and credit cards, advising you on state and federal privacy standards for user information, advising you on what types of insurance you need for your business, and advising you on the technical aspects of the App itself.

Wisconsin Free Legal Answers provides an easy to use way for eligible members of the public to obtain free legal advice from licensed Wisconsin attorneys.

If you often deal with members of the public that require brief civil legal advice but can't afford an attorney, this informational flyer provides you an overview of Free Legal Answers ™ and what it can do for low income New Yorkers.

Any member of the public who has a concern about a child should contact the local social work duty service in the area where the child lives for advice about reporting your concerns.

We are concerned that this article («Help your clients with mortgage shopping «-RRB- misinforms the public about obtaining mortgage advice, and exposes real estate industry members to an unnecessary risk of facing disciplinary measures with regulatory authorities or civil liability for providing poor mortgage advice.