Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Jon Robins notes the latest figures from the Legal Aid Agency showing the workload for advice and
assistance about a legal problem is now one third of pre-LASPO levels and civil representation is about two - thirds of what it was.
Not exact matches
For months, representatives from the Access to Justice Commission and
legal aid groups have been meeting with members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee and the Governor's staff to talk
about two things: how
legal aid can help Wisconsin residents resolve their
legal problems more efficiently and how that
assistance helps the state save money.
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The latest
legal needs survey in the Netherlands (Geschilbeslechtingsdelta 2014) suggests that 48 per cent of people seeking
assistance in the
legal sector want advice
about how to solve
problems; 45 per cent advice
about their rights and obligations; 24 per cent help with approaching the other party; 20 per cent mediation; 18 per cent some kind of financial advice; and 16 per cent help with starting a procedure.
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