Sentences with phrase «as legal aid programs»

It noted that ``... the federal role in implementing innovations in the provision of legal aid is limited as legal aid programs are within provincial and territorial jurisdiction.

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In a statement, Microsoft said it would provide aid wherever possible, including paying for affected employees» legal counsel and intervening in court cases to defend the program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

«Some issues that we were hoping to see addressed were not, among them the baselining of funding in the budget for initiatives such as legal aid for anti-eviction services and Teacher's Choice, a program that reimburses educators for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice,» she said.

The new programs are expected to increase college access and support degree completion by providing wraparound services for students such as child and elder care, transportation, health care services, family and / or employment counseling, legal aid, and more.

A one - of - a-kind publicly funded school voucher program suffered a legal blow this morning, as a plurality on a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled it violated a state ban on aid for religious institutions.

As part of a legal change, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education decided on a 90 - 10 rule that would allow for - profit educators to accept money from federal aid programs so long as 10 % of their students paid out of pockeAs part of a legal change, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education decided on a 90 - 10 rule that would allow for - profit educators to accept money from federal aid programs so long as 10 % of their students paid out of pockeas 10 % of their students paid out of pocket.

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.

That intervention will take the form of variations on the theme of governments» using an expansion of legal aid organizations as the basic infrastructure by which to introduce programs of socialized law.

While that analogy sometimes shocks people into reconsidering, an increasing number of clients appear to agree with the general foolhardiness of the proposition but are left with no alternative as they are squeezed between the rock of dwindling income and the hard place of a legal aid program available only to the completely impoverished.

Rand felt that women were good as solicitors but did not have the fortitude for criminal law, a notion that would not bode well for our classes in which women outnumber men, the legal aid clinic, or our struggling criminal law program.

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.

The EJC was established in 1995 to serve as a strong voice to advocate for adequately funding civil legal aid programs in Washington State.

Washington State's legal aid network, known as the Alliance for Equal Justice, is comprised of statewide and specialty legal aid organizations that work collaboratively with 17 county - based volunteer attorney programs to provide low - income people with access to justice.

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.

[2] The United States Department of Justice describes civil legal aid as a program that offers «free legal advocacy and legal information for low - and middle - income people to help address the civil legal problems they may face.»

[1] The argument is that if the civil legal aid system [2] is viewed by the middle class as a program that could benefit them if they encounter trouble, rather than being only for the poor, a wider segment of the public will have a stake in access to justice and they will support higher levels of public funding.

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 work.

During law school, Gina was a legal intern at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, served as a Clinic Legal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Colulegal intern at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, served as a Clinic Legal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of ColuLegal Clinic for the Homeless, served as a Clinic Legal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of ColuLegal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of ColuLegal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of ColuLegal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Per an investigation by The Guardian, the net effect of regulatory reform in the U.K. has actually reduced access to justice, as part of the reforms included substantial cut backs in government funded legal aid programs.

That's the perpetual struggle as an executive director of a legal aid program.

Legal aid programs do not enjoy the same public profile as government - run health care or education programs.

Joining a civil legal aid team using impact litigation and advocacy as its primary tools to pursue justice and equal rights through authentic and holistic service delivery to clients, CLSMF's Director of Litigation will support, refine, build, and maintain best in class approaches to support the expertise of our diverse and highly talented legal team, this Florida Attorney in good standing and experienced legal services litigator, will utilize the ability to simultaneously coordinate multiple complex cases in state and federal courts, while also monitoring and troubleshooting dozens of other significant cases handled by program staff.

And so, it took a concerted effort of different legal aid organizations in Tanzania to come together - one, and start the conversation and then after that, within a larger legal sector, reform programs, start having these conversations with government as well - through the Ministry of Justice and other justice sector ministries - for us to have a proper conversation around: how do we increase justice?

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.

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.

Instead of operating a less well funded legal aid style program, perhaps the profession could start addressing the structural issues that are contributing to the problem amorphously referred to as «access to justice» (which I am defining as a person's inability to obtain legal representation at a price they can afford) by:

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that cutbacks in staffing for legal aid programs throughout the country were expected to reach 20 percent or more, even as requests for their services rose by 30 percent or more.

Another contributor to the Legal Futures Initiative's consultation suggests creating a mandatory Legal Aid - type program «where students graduating from law school were trained specifically to provide legal services and could use that as their articling year — with supervision from a principal.&rLegal Futures Initiative's consultation suggests creating a mandatory Legal Aid - type program «where students graduating from law school were trained specifically to provide legal services and could use that as their articling year — with supervision from a principal.&rLegal Aid - type program «where students graduating from law school were trained specifically to provide legal services and could use that as their articling year — with supervision from a principal.&rlegal services and could use that as their articling year — with supervision from a principal.»

(12) In other words, the fact that this problem as to the «unavailability of legal services at reasonable cost» has been a serious one for decades, and is getting worse, puts the monopoly that lawyers have over the provision of legal services in need of a shared partnership with government - supported Legal Aid organizations, and legal expense insurance programs, that will: (1) bring legal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest doculegal services at reasonable cost» has been a serious one for decades, and is getting worse, puts the monopoly that lawyers have over the provision of legal services in need of a shared partnership with government - supported Legal Aid organizations, and legal expense insurance programs, that will: (1) bring legal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest doculegal services in need of a shared partnership with government - supported Legal Aid organizations, and legal expense insurance programs, that will: (1) bring legal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest docuLegal Aid organizations, and legal expense insurance programs, that will: (1) bring legal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest doculegal expense insurance programs, that will: (1) bring legal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest doculegal services to the middle - income and poorer people at reasonable cost; and, (2) make the constitution of Canada an honest document.

By providing lawyers and legal advice to people living at or near the federal poverty level, civil legal aid programs enhance their clients» ability to access justice and can serve as a powerful tool to combat poverty.

The Justice Committee has undertaken a study of Access to the Justice System, and is considering issues such as access to legal aid, the resurrection of the Court Challenges Program, delays in the justice system, and the Minister of Justice's obligation to ensure that new legislation upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms.

Now some of their funding as I said is coming from other sources, but LSC funded legal aid programs are about 64 % of the universe of legal aid programs by volume.

One of the reasons cited for overlooking legal aid as a solution is the limited funding for these programs, which is why I find the Tennessee study so interesting.

It builds upon the efforts of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable and the US Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice to demonstrate to federal agencies how civil legal aid can help meet program goals and improve delivery of services in areas such as health care, housing, and veterans» affLegal Aid Interagency Roundtable and the US Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice to demonstrate to federal agencies how civil legal aid can help meet program goals and improve delivery of services in areas such as health care, housing, and veterans» affaiAid Interagency Roundtable and the US Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice to demonstrate to federal agencies how civil legal aid can help meet program goals and improve delivery of services in areas such as health care, housing, and veterans» afflegal aid can help meet program goals and improve delivery of services in areas such as health care, housing, and veterans» affaiaid can help meet program goals and improve delivery of services in areas such as health care, housing, and veterans» affairs.

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.

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

NCSC is present in Bangladesh as USAID's implementing partner for the Justice for All Program (JFA), a six - year initiative that aims to improve legal aid, strengthen judicial governance, and expand legal literacy in Bangladesh.

The pioneering program was known as the German Immigrants» Society, the predecessor to the Legal Aid Society of New York which is still in operation today.

Allen's past and present pro-bono work includes serving as a volunteer appellate lawyer for the Mercer Law School's Habeas Corpus Project and the Georgia Public Defender's Standards Council, as a volunteer lawyer for the National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children and Miami - Dade Legal Aid's «Put Something Back Program,» and as a bar exam tutor through the Dade County Bar Association's Bar Passage Program.

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

Crown briefs will cycle from office to office making periodic field trips outside the confines of Crown control entirely as they meander leisurely through a courthouse occupied by police, bail program, legal aid, mental health, and victim witness 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.

Legal Aid's focus is to provide legal help, so its clients can meet their most basic needs such as safety from domestic violence, access to safe and secure housing, access to government programs that provide baseline cash and food support, and access to health Legal Aid's focus is to provide legal help, so its clients can meet their most basic needs such as safety from domestic violence, access to safe and secure housing, access to government programs that provide baseline cash and food support, and access to health legal help, so its clients can meet their most basic needs such as safety from domestic violence, access to safe and secure housing, access to government programs that provide baseline cash and food support, and access to health care.

(a) legal services or summary advice provided as a duty counsel under the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998 or through any other duty counsel or other advisory program operated by a not - for - profit organizalegal services or summary advice provided as a duty counsel under the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998 or through any other duty counsel or other advisory program operated by a not - for - profit organizaLegal Aid Services Act, 1998 or through any other duty counsel or other advisory program operated by a not - for - profit organization;

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.

At our current state, the program has partnered with several legal aid organizations to serve as host sites for our 2017 summer fellows.

«Our justice system will be further strengthened with the introduction of the JusticeNet program, as it will serve to complement existing access to justice programs intended for people who do not qualify for legal aid.»

The result will be: (1) a Canadian Clementi Report solution; or, (2) the legalization of non-lawyer provided legal services — every commercial and institutional organization will be able to employ lawyers to provide legal services to their clients and customers so as to occupy the market that the legal profession has priced itself beyond; or, (3) a government - sponsored program using a recommendation from the report of University of Toronto Law Professor Michael Trebilcock, Report of the Legal Aid Review 2008, to convert Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal services — every commercial and institutional organization will be able to employ lawyers to provide legal services to their clients and customers so as to occupy the market that the legal profession has priced itself beyond; or, (3) a government - sponsored program using a recommendation from the report of University of Toronto Law Professor Michael Trebilcock, Report of the Legal Aid Review 2008, to convert Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal services to their clients and customers so as to occupy the market that the legal profession has priced itself beyond; or, (3) a government - sponsored program using a recommendation from the report of University of Toronto Law Professor Michael Trebilcock, Report of the Legal Aid Review 2008, to convert Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal profession has priced itself beyond; or, (3) a government - sponsored program using a recommendation from the report of University of Toronto Law Professor Michael Trebilcock, Report of the Legal Aid Review 2008, to convert Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurLegal Aid Review 2008, to convert Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurLegal Aid Ontario's (LAO's) more than 70 legal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal clinics to provide legal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal services at cost to the middle class, along with promoting the purchase of legal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurlegal services insurance like we buy home and auto insurance.

«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.

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.