Sentences with phrase «lack access to legal services»

Studies show that about 80 percent of the indigent population and more than half of the middle class in the U.S. lack access to legal services.

Sandman argued that if law firms were ranked and assessed by their use of technology rather than just revenues and profits, we'd find ourselves in a virtuous competition that could potentially redound to the benefit of those who lack access to legal services.

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Even where laws are progressive, many women and girls still suffer discrimination, experience violence, and lack access to vital health and legal services.

«A Contingency Legal Aid Fund could provide a valuable method to fund litigation and facilitate access to justice for those who lack the means to pay for legal servLegal Aid Fund could provide a valuable method to fund litigation and facilitate access to justice for those who lack the means to pay for legal servlegal services.

I believe the program it's good it could have an unprecedent impact on delivering legal services to those who lack access, and the resources to get effective legal services.

But one important factor can be addressed by changing the manner by which legal services are regulated — the lack of legal information: not knowing if it is better to appear in court, or better to not appear because if you do and you are unable to pay the fine, you will necessarily be incarcerated, not knowing whether it is possible to request a more convenient court date in order to maintain employment, not knowing if children are allowed in the courtroom and not having access to child care, not knowing if the citation itself can be challenged, and, if so, how.

The commission presented three main findings: «(A) despite sustained efforts to expand the public's access to legal services, significant unmet needs persist; (B) advancements in technology and other innovations continue to change how legal services can be accessed and delivered; and (C) public trust and confidence in obtaining justice and in accessing legal services is compromised by bias, discrimination, complexity, and lack of resources.»

This contribution is manifest in the likelihood that at least some newly - licensed lawyers who are members of historically disadvantaged and excluded groups may be more willing or able to provide legal services to everyday people who are members of those same groups, and others, who experience lack of access to justice.

The partnership is geared toward communities lacking the means to access legal services.

The Louis M. Brown Award recognizes programs and projects that employ innovative means to enable affordable access to legal services for those of moderate income, who do not qualify for legal aid yet lack the discretionary funds to pay the traditional costs of legal services.

the systemic denial of access to justice for thousands of low - income individuals and families [in Washington] each year, the closure of legal aid offices throughout the state and a corresponding loss of volunteer legal services due to the lack of support and coordination provided by LSC - funded legal aid lawyers.»

Some will succeed — especially large corporate firms with significant resources — but many others will find it difficult, both in the US as well as in other countries, because of the inflexibility of US firms» singular business and service delivery model (partnership using the professional consultancy model to deliver legal services only), and because of their lack of access to resources such as investment capital and management and other kinds of expertise.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, low and middle income individuals and small businesses in the US will continue to suffer from lack of access to legal services.

Dedicated to serving people who lack access to affordable legal services, Eleanor formed Endzel Law, LLC in 2013 and focuses on family law with an emphasis on cooperative divorce.

People and communities experiencing social exclusion, unstable housing, low income, food insecurity, unemployment and poor working conditions, weak social safety nets and lack of access to health, social and legal services are shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics.

The problem to be solved is the lack of access to legal services.

However, the services of these highly trained professionals may not be cost - effective for many actual or potential clients, and some communities and constituencies lack realistic access to essential legal services.

The current misdistribution of legal services and common lack of access to legal advice of any kind requires innovative and aggressive remediation

Despite best efforts of individual legal publishers, there are many understandable reasons for incomplete databases: — problems with obtaining access to cases available on one service that are no longer available from the source, — copyright claims and the threat of litigation by traditional print publishers respecting print law report series, — the control exercised by SOQUIJ over access to Quebec cases, and / or — the lack of the will by the publisher to identify and and acquire missing cases identified by means of a database audit.

Throughout the 20th century, legal services for low - income people have grown across America, in recognition of how access to counsel, or the lack thereof, affects not just court proceedings but many other outcomes in life.

It is well known that public defenders are stretched very thin and far too many lack access to civil legal services.

At Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (a non-profit law firm), we specialize in providing professional legal help to Minnesotans who traditionally lack access to the American justice system and can not afford the services of a private attoLegal Aid (a non-profit law firm), we specialize in providing professional legal help to Minnesotans who traditionally lack access to the American justice system and can not afford the services of a private attolegal help to Minnesotans who traditionally lack access to the American justice system and can not afford the services of a private attorney.

Access to justice is a complicated issue with multiple systemic factors including poverty, racial profiling, lack of basic legal and practical education, inadequate social services, inadequate government funding, lawyers not wanting to work for little money, etc..

Across the board, there was concurrence that there is a crisis of legal affordability and that unbundled legal services are needed as one way to address a lack of access to justice and lack of access to legal services.

SmartOne, based in Lichtenstein, has been working to solve the problem of a lack of access to suitable legal services for the crypto community.

The lack of access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to law and justice services and support such as licensing (cars, guns) legal aid, family law, mediation services, public phones, legal education, Aboriginal lore, support for community justice orders etc..

The Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Program (FVPLS) has been introduced as a response to Indigenous women's lack of access to Legal Aid services.