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There are broad and encouraging implications for those of us that believe in the case for increasing access to justice in our society.

Matthew J. McHugh, Esq., was presented the Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF) 2016 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award in recognition of his work and commitment to increasing access to justice in Citrus County.

The authors propose that the widespread availability of access to information through traditional computing and mobile devices has the potential to increase access to justice in «real time, across borders, across disciplines, and across a huge mass of stakeholders.»

The Legal Services Commission already acknowledged the benefits of unbundling and mobile delivery to increase access to justice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Justice.

Boyd has recently launched a blog on the subject (lauded here on Slaw) that focuses on concrete steps lawyers and other stakeholders can take to increase access to justice in small but significant ways.

The advice - a-thon events are collectively known as «Pro Bono Going Public» and serve to raise awareness of lawyers» charitable efforts to increase access to justice in BC.

Among many other things, Slaw has been an incredibly positive force in the collective mission to increase access to justice in Canada.

Court Innovations Director of Product Development, Tracy E. Davis speaks on panel discussing how legal technology is used to increase access to justice in the public and private sector and the pros and cons of using technology.

The CBA called for innovation as a means to increase access to justice in its report Reaching Equal Justice: An Invitation to Envision and Act.

[108] Others raised the objections to alternative structures that are commonly raised: [109] that they are a threat to the profession's core values, [110] that they will trigger irresolvable conflicts of interest, [111] that lawyers will lose their independence, [112] that there is no evidence that alternative structures have increased access to justice in Australia or England & Wales, [113] that law firms can attract employees by paying competitive salaries without the need to offer employee shareholding, [114] that the burden of proof lies with those who advocate for alternative structures, [115] that there is no way to regulate alternative structures, [116] that alternative structures will lead to a consolidated market for legal services, [117] that more research is required, [118] etc..

CPBO, the pro bono arm of ACC, works with many of ACC's 60 chapters and their members, offering the unique opportunity for ACC members to connect with other in - house counsel and increase access to justice in their communities.

In partnership with the Law Society, the province will continue to explore ways to increase access to justice in family law and will announce further steps to build on this joint action plan in the New Year.

Ha - Redeye's Fleet Street Law incubator does all of that, and is helping to increase access to justice in Canada.

The Commission sought to determine how they could harness technology and innovation to increase access to justice in the United States.

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In our view, the potential for increasing access to justice through technology is limitless and we want Upsolve to lead this movement.

The program was created to assist attorneys who pursue careers in legal aid in Texas and to increase access to justice for low - income individuals.

The proposals, which look to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims from # 1,000 to # 5,000 for all those involved in road traffic incidents, would mean that thousands of injured cyclists would be unable to recover their legal costs and therefore be denied access to justice.

«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenIn the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenin a statement.

Monday 11 March 2013 2.30 pm Oral Questions Plans to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK - Lord Dubs Consequences for access to justice for those who will not be able to receive free legal advice on social welfare law matters from 1 April - Lord Bach Future railway re-openings - Lord Faulkner of Worcester Progress towards achieving the projected increase in the size of the UK's reserve forces - Lord Rosser Legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report stage (Day 4)- Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate Recommendations of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lord Patel Short Debate Impact of NHS innovation and research strategies on health improvement and wealth creation - Lord Kakkar

«As a State Senator,» he explained, «I will fight for the things that matter to New Yorkers: strengthening rent laws and preserving affordable housing, increasing access to quality schools, safeguarding the environment, promoting economic and social justice, preventing violence in our communities, and creating a fairer and more accessible political process.»

The seven goals included a 24 percent increase in school pathways such as magnets, dual - language immersion and Linked Learning programs; a 30 percent decrease in chronic absenteeism; and 100 percent access to quality art instruction, a parent computer program and restorative justice practices.

The bill fails to invest in student aid to improve access or affordability for low - income students; instead, the Committee should consider increasing the maximum Pell Grant, maintaining the inflation adjustment for Pell, and expanding Pell eligibility to undocumented and justice - impacted students.

The program was created to assist attorneys who pursue careers in legal aid in Texas and to increase access to justice for low - income individuals.

The site, at vetsprobono.org, was launched this week by The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, a national charity that provides free legal counsel in federal matters to veterans and their families, and Pro Bono Net, a national non-profit dedicated to increasing access to justice for the disadvantaged.

Others, likely in larger numbers, perceive this will increase their costs and decrease their ability to provide access to justice.

The Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls commissioned Lord Justice Briggs to review the civil dispute resolution structure in England and Wales in order to increase access to jJustice and the Master of the Rolls commissioned Lord Justice Briggs to review the civil dispute resolution structure in England and Wales in order to increase access to jJustice Briggs to review the civil dispute resolution structure in England and Wales in order to increase access to justicejustice.

I was excited by the new (to me) thought that apparent increases in legal costs and resulting diminution in access to justice could be explained in part by increased productivity in other sectors and the limited productivity increases in law.

An article in the most recent ABA Litigation Journal highlights the unique role of lawyers in leveraging the Internet to increase access to justice by constructing the «justice layer» of the internet.

What is a significant implication for me is that decreased access to justice in the 15 % served by lawyers, and particularly in litigation, may be the result of cost disease and the lack of productivity increases in law.

I am extremely honored to announce that I have been elected a trustee of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the premiere legal charity in Massachusetts working to increase access to justice for all people in the state.

Speedy resolution is not only better for the parties (and not just in family law disputes) but it also increases access to justice, because more disputes get resolved better at less cost per dispute.

In order to fully implement these reforms and to achieve the objective of increasing access to justice, it will be for the new government to revisit the Prisons and Courts Bill and to fully implement the proposed reforms.

Unbundling (or limited scope representation as it is commonly referred to in the U.S.) is becoming more recognized and highlighted as a key tool to increase access to justice, particularly for those who do not qualify for legal aid services but can not afford full representation (the CBA, NAC and Macfarlane reports for example).

Justice Belobaba concludes that a $ 9.4 million fee in a $ 28.2 million class action settlement is not «unseemly», and that the predictability of a one - third contingency fee (which in turn should increase class actions and therefore improve access to justice) is the more laudablJustice Belobaba concludes that a $ 9.4 million fee in a $ 28.2 million class action settlement is not «unseemly», and that the predictability of a one - third contingency fee (which in turn should increase class actions and therefore improve access to justice) is the more laudabljustice) is the more laudable goal.

However, the main criteria was to incorporate artificial intelligence in the products and demonstrate the benefits of the product towards the legal profession in the future in terms of speed, efficiency, and increased access to justice for everyone.

It goes to the MBF to fund programs in Massachusetts that increase access to justice and that enhance the administration of justice.

«Our new areas of jurisdiction represent a strong vote of confidence from the provincial government as well as an opportunity to significantly increase access to justice for those injured in motor vehicle accidents in British Columbia,» she said.

In addition, Matterhorn helps courts level the playing field — enabling them to engage citizens, increase efficiencies, speed up case closure and collection - with lower default rates, all while improving satisfaction and access to justice — regardless of the court's geographic location or resources.

In 2007, Fred spearheaded a powerful innovation in post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practiceIn 2007, Fred spearheaded a powerful innovation in post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practicein post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practices.

«There is a dearth of empirical evidence to support any of the contentions made by proponents that NLO [non-lawyer ownership] leads, directly or indirectly, to an increase in access to justice.»

Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic of the University of Windsor's law school in Ontario researched ABSs in the UK and Australia and found no evidence that ABSs reduced legal fees or increased access to justice.

While we all know that this increase is not enough to ensure meaningful access to justice for all Washingtonians, it is a much needed step in the right direction.

[2] Applying these five metrics in her examination of the available literature, she concludes that there is «a dearth of empirical evidence to support any of the contentions» that alternative structures lead, directly or indirectly, to an increase in access to justice.

While the increase to legal aid funding is an important step, further steps must be taken to address the issue of access to justice in Ontario.

As mentioned above, a common argument made in relation to alternative structures is that there is no evidence they increase access to justice.

This not only allows us to recruit and retain world - class talent, it also leads to exciting and unexpected breakthroughs, and EVA is a collection of these breakthroughs that our engineers wanted to spin off in order to both increase affordable access to justice and to give back to the larger legal technology community.

As discussed in Part III, one of the many objections made to alternative structures is that there is no proof they will increase access to justice.

In it, the Task Force recommended to the OSB's board of governors «that is consider the general concept of a limited license for legal technicians as one component of the BOG's overall strategy for increasing access to justice.»

Like the situation Lear describes in the U.S., there remain multiple and significant gaps in access to justice across Canada, none of which seem to be shrinking despite increased awareness of the issues, better data and significant commitment of pro bono hours by lawyers.