Sentences with phrase «for civil legal problems»

We should do this for all civil legal problems.

«Eighty percent of the poor in the United States are unable to afford a lawyer or find pro bono help for their civil legal problems, according to the American Bar Association.»

Over recent months there have been calls from politicians and campaigners for the government to look at restoring early advice for civil legal problems.

LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low - income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.

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She cited a study finding that low - income Americans had received inadequate or no legal help for 86 percent of their civil legal problems in the prior year.

But it clear that civil legal difficulties can quickly fester into problems in finding and holding onto jobs and caring for children and families, trapping families in poverty and forcing them to seek other public assistance.

Among them, the report found that 71 percent of households with veterans or other military personnel have experienced a civil legal problem in the past year, with 13 percent reporting legal problems specific to veterans, such as denials of benefits, problems with discharge status, and difficult getting medical care for service - related conditions.

When is the last time that you interviewed for a position with a law firm and the hiring attorney grilled you on the finer points of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 or asked you to draft a short memo resolving a hypothetical legal problem or even required you to explain how you might go about researching a particular issue?

[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.»

Proactive responses to legal problems are, however, rare in the civil justice system; instead, the tendency is for problems to escalate and become harder to resolve, most especially when family matters are involved.

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.

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 itLegal 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 itlegal problem is now one third of pre-LASPO levels and civil representation is about two - thirds of what it was.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

As for the civil system, well, one of the bigger problems there is access to competent legal counsel.

(4) «In 2009, the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project found that one - third of low - and middle - income Ontarians did not seek legal assistance for what they regarded as legal problems»;Legal Needs Project found that one - third of low - and middle - income Ontarians did not seek legal assistance for what they regarded as legal problems»;legal assistance for what they regarded as legal problems»;legal problems»; and,

The purpose of this article is to discuss instances in which negligent conduct is criminal, the problems associated with prosecuting medical negligence, and the reasons why civil liability should ultimately be the sole legal system for resolving medical negligence.

Meantime, with the international civil disputes and cross-border legal problems rising up, Attorney Zhao shared her experience in the field of international legal services and analyzed relevant reasons for this kind of international legal problems and then she put forward some suggestions for the foreigners and relevant groups to protect their legal rights.

Law Access New Mexico is a free telephone legal advice service for low - income New Mexicans to help them solve civil legal problems.

Rather, adequate access to justice for both those with civil and criminal legal problems must be available when needed and administered by a truly independent body.

«They understand the need for the Commonwealth to invest in providing legal services for low - income people facing critical civil legal problems and have been consistent supporters of that investment.»

Three Rivers Legal Services provides free legal advice and representation for a broad range of civil legal probLegal Services provides free legal advice and representation for a broad range of civil legal problegal advice and representation for a broad range of civil legal problegal problems.

He concluded that most of the ECC did not present problems, BUT allowing a writing requirement to be satisfied by information accessible for subsequent reference was too drastic a departure from Quebec's rule — in the Civil Code and in the Act to establish a legal framework for information technology — that the essence of a «writing» in any medium had to be the integrity of the information.

LAG believes this narrow LASPO vision of civil legal aid needs to be superseded by one which provides wider access to justice for the many people struggling to get advice on everyday legal problems.

Civil legal aid is the last resort for low - income people when they face critical civil legal problems, such as loss of housing, domestic violence, access to veterans» benefits, unemployment appeals, and wage and hour dispCivil legal aid is the last resort for low - income people when they face critical civil legal problems, such as loss of housing, domestic violence, access to veterans» benefits, unemployment appeals, and wage and hour dispcivil legal problems, such as loss of housing, domestic violence, access to veterans» benefits, unemployment appeals, and wage and hour disputes.

The 2003 Washington Civil Legal Needs Study told us that the access to justice gap is primarily caused by the fact that people do not even know they have a legal problem for which there is available help or where to access that Legal Needs Study told us that the access to justice gap is primarily caused by the fact that people do not even know they have a legal problem for which there is available help or where to access that legal problem for which there is available help or where to access that help.

Legal Action Group released a new report, Justice in freefall, analysing the latest legal aid statistics from the Ministry of Justice and recommending immediate commencement of the LASPO review, reinvestment of the civil legal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is availableLegal Action Group released a new report, Justice in freefall, analysing the latest legal aid statistics from the Ministry of Justice and recommending immediate commencement of the LASPO review, reinvestment of the civil legal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is availablelegal aid statistics from the Ministry of Justice and recommending immediate commencement of the LASPO review, reinvestment of the civil legal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is availablelegal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is availablelegal aid is available for.

The most recent Legal Services Corporation report, The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low - Income Americans, found that not only do low - income American citizens receive inadequate or no legal help for 86 % of their civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past Legal Services Corporation report, The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low - Income Americans, found that not only do low - income American citizens receive inadequate or no legal help for 86 % of their civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past Civil Legal Needs of Low - Income Americans, found that not only do low - income American citizens receive inadequate or no legal help for 86 % of their civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past Legal Needs of Low - Income Americans, found that not only do low - income American citizens receive inadequate or no legal help for 86 % of their civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past legal help for 86 % of their civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past civil legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past legal problems but over 71 % of these households had at least one civil legal problem in the past civil legal problem in the past legal problem in the past year.

Faulkner recommended that the Legal Aid Society open neighborhood law offices for civil law problems, supply lawyers to handle all hybrid offences and first summary conviction offences and provide duty counsel in criminal courts.

Civil legal problems do not include criminal charges or criminal prosecution for illegal activity.

OLYMPIA — Washington Supreme Court Justices will learn about the severity of unmet civil legal problems for low - income Washington residents and hear from people who have experienced these problems in a special presentation February 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Temple of Justice in Olympia.

Q: How is an MLP different than if a doctor, nurse, or social worker refers a patient to a civil legal aid agency for help with a legal problem?

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The EJC is a collaboration organized by the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) to promote and protect state funding for legal aid for low - income residents confronting serious civil problems such as domestic violence, eviction, child custody disputes, consumer fraud, and denial of assistance beneLegal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) to promote and protect state funding for legal aid for low - income residents confronting serious civil problems such as domestic violence, eviction, child custody disputes, consumer fraud, and denial of assistance benelegal aid for low - income residents confronting serious civil problems such as domestic violence, eviction, child custody disputes, consumer fraud, and denial of assistance benefits.

And law societies don't have a government - type civil service to provide the necessary continuing expertise for solving such problems as unaffordable legal services.

If you meet our income guidelines and have a civil legal problem of the type we can handle, you will qualify for our services.

It lacks a national civil service - type institute that would provide the necessary expertise to all of Canada's law societies for all legal services problems.

The legal profession in Quebec has been conscious of these problems for years and now the legislature has responded by significantly amending the Code of Civil Procedure to reflect the professional orders» concerns.

The position will handle intake and casework for Kenai Peninsula residents with civil legal problems.

In its report on the civil legal aid reforms two years ago, the House of Commons Justice Select Committee concluded that LASPO has «harmed access to justice» for some litigants (page 75, para 50) and that the MoJ should take steps to remedy the problems it had identified.

The position of the Equality Authority is that civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples is the full equality solution, but we welcome the Civil Partnership Bill as it will provide immediate legal solutions to the many urgent and pressing problems which gay and lesbian couples face in the absence of legal recognition of their relationscivil marriage for gay and lesbian couples is the full equality solution, but we welcome the Civil Partnership Bill as it will provide immediate legal solutions to the many urgent and pressing problems which gay and lesbian couples face in the absence of legal recognition of their relationsCivil Partnership Bill as it will provide immediate legal solutions to the many urgent and pressing problems which gay and lesbian couples face in the absence of legal recognition of their relationships.