Sentences with phrase «legal aid projects»

As a result, a number of the lawyers who had worked on the Legal Aid projects at Williams are now in - house at WPX Energy, including Bender.

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Responding to the growing number of persons who have been victimized by identity theft, TLSC established the first Legal Aid project in the country to provide legal help for victims in restoring their rightful identities and in recovering financial losses.

«Today, I am pleased to announce that we are contributing $ 9.76 million towards the Quality and Accessible Legal Aid project,» James Bezan from the Canadian House of Commons said in a statement published on the ministry's website Friday.

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This is partnership between the Liberty Defense Project and the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York to grow a network of attorneys and law students to provide legal aid.

He used the cover of the Lib Dems to press ahead with bold reforms at the heart of his modernising project: making gay marriage legal, introducing Free Schools, overhauling Britain's something - for - nothing benefits culture and — controversially — committing to spend 0.7 per cent of UK national income on foreign aid.

She is the director of the Human Rights Project at Maryland Legal Aid where she works toward improving outcomes for the poor in...

It should be noted that Andrew Wakefield did not have ethical approval to receive biopsies from clinicians, research on biopsies, publish findings or do anything whatsoever with regard to the children enrolled in the above research project, for which he had been commissioned and funded by the UK legal aid board.

Created by the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations team, the street - legal roadster Project 7 will be built out of aluminum with bespoke aerodynamic aids.

A highlight of the weekend will be the US production debut of the F - TYPE Project 7, an all - aluminum, fully road - legal two - seater roadster with bespoke carbon - fiber aerodynamic aids.

The project, funded by the Queens Museum of Art and a nonprofit arts group called Creative Time, also involved opening a storefront in New York where Bruguera wanted to hold arts workshops for immigrants, but found that most of the people who came to the store were interested in learning English or needed help finding employment or legal aid.

Focused on collecting stories from Nova Scotians about their experiences with legal services and the justice system, the project brings together NSBS, the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, the Courts of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Legal Aid, the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association and a public representalegal services and the justice system, the project brings together NSBS, the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, the Courts of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Legal Aid, the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association and a public representaLegal Aid, the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association and a public representative.

It is part of the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project, an initiative of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Legal Aid Ontario, and Pro Bono Law Ontario.

«While Legal Aid Ontario supports this project, it is Ontario's clinics who are leading the GTA transformation project,» it said in a response to the Law Union of Ontario's letter.

Despite a projected budget surplus of nearly $ 900 million, there is no new funding for legal aid services in the province.

This catalog provides case descriptions aggregated from over 30 organizations, including traditional legal aids and nation - wide programs like the ABA Military Pro Bono Project.

Across the country lawyers find the time to participate in interesting and important pro bono projects that give back to their communities and aid in providing access to justice for those who might not otherwise be able to afford legal counsel.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice pointed to five pilot projects, announced last year, at a cost of $ 6 million over three years, as part of the province's legal aid efforts.

Gordon worked for Massachusetts Justice Project (MJP) for more than 15 years before the program joined Community Legal Aid in 2014.

• Create 15 new staffed civil legal aid attorneys; • Increase the capacity of pro bono programs across the state; • Invest in research and training for legal aid and pro bono attorneys; and, • Provide Northwest Justice Project attorneys with long overdue cost of living and salary adjustments.

This project will expand Legal Aid of North Carolina's (LANC's) videoconferencing capacity throughout the state.

If you are having an issue with the lawyer assigned to your case, you may contact Legal Aid Center's Pro Bono Project staff at [email protected] or 702-386-1444 or you may contact Washoe Legal Services at 775-329-2727 or [email protected] to discuss the matter.

For more information about the Pro Bono Project, visit the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada website.

GeorgiaAdvocates.org is a joint project of Georgia Legal Services Program and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.

In a case brought by the Public Law Project, the Court ruled unanimously that the test was outside the scope of powers granted by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 because it introduced a criterion which had «nothing to do with need».

This project will create a virtual pro bono portal that will enable clients, pro bono lawyers and legal aid advocates, even when located in different parts of the state, to work collaboratively and directly exchange legal documents and information in a secure online space.

Residence test: the Supreme Court this month granted permission to Public Law Project to appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which in November 2015 found in favour of the government that the proposed residence test for civil legal aid is not unlawful.

DLA Piper was the standout firm in the CSR / diversity initiative of the year category for its Access to Justice project, which seeks to tackle the huge cuts to legal aid in the UK by offering pro bono legal support and advice to marginalised and disadvantaged individuals in communities around the country.

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.

Through its presence in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, Dentons has teamed with the Norwegian Refugee Council and the International Refugee Assistance Project to provide legal aid to refugees, such as help with translating documents, preparing resettlement applications and dealing with deportation and eviction issues (one family the firm represented was successfully resettled to the US).

It operated as a joint project of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the Center for Law and Social Policy, serving as an online meeting place, information source, and connection mechanism for lawyers and other advocates involved in efforts to provide civil -LSB-...]

In the US the federal legal aid funder has provided technology initiative grants, which have set off many innovative projects that are changing how legal aid programs deliver services.

The project involved sending its lawyers to the Moira refugee camp to volunteer in ELL's legal aid clinic for two - to three - week stints, as well as giving strategic advice and financial assistance to the charity (it paid to rebuild the clinic after it was destroyed in a fire).

We have begun to spread word about the project to various justice system stakeholders and potential client referral sources, including legal clinics, court workers and Legal Aid Alblegal clinics, court workers and Legal Aid AlbLegal Aid Alberta.

Tech Systems for Clients and Legal Aid Programs: Online Project Management, Open Source Legal Opinions and Client Use of Mobile Devices

Funded by a Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant, it is operated as a partnership by the University of Michigan Law School, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the National Technology Assistance Project.

«There is a very real danger that these tools and the appeal of «objective risk scores» will silently codify racial disparities in bail determinations under a veneer of scientific rigor,» says Scott Levy, director of the Fundamental Fairness Project at the Bronx Defenders, a legal aid organization.

The construction crane that fell in Manhattan's TriBeCa neighborhood Friday morning, killing one and injuring three, damaged a portion of New York Law School and shuttered two Legal Aid NYC offices, the Innocence Project office and the New York County Supreme Court building.

The Illinois Innocence Project is dedicated to providing legal aid to innocent people facing wrongful convictions.

These seven firms include some of the national leaders in implementing LPM, such as Bryan Cave and Baker Donelson, and their development of tools to manage matters, their use of data analytics to aid in decision - making on legal strategy and their use of legal project managers were some of the reasons they were selected.

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.

Where should people go if they want to find more, whether they're a nonprofit or a legal aid organization, or they just want to see how this stuff works, where can they find out more about the projects you're doing and maybe find out more about adapting them for their own needs?

With part funding from the Legal Services Commission, Matrix Chambers — a barristers» chambers well known for its innovative approach to delivering legal services, has set up a unique project called the Legal Aid Link to support the legal aid sector through this difficult Legal Services Commission, Matrix Chambers — a barristers» chambers well known for its innovative approach to delivering legal services, has set up a unique project called the Legal Aid Link to support the legal aid sector through this difficult legal services, has set up a unique project called the Legal Aid Link to support the legal aid sector through this difficult Legal Aid Link to support the legal aid sector through this difficult tiAid Link to support the legal aid sector through this difficult legal aid sector through this difficult tiaid sector through this difficult time.

Justice Bonkalo recommended that «The Ministry of the Attorney General and LAO should ensure continued funding to enable student programs like Pro Bono Students Canada's Family Law Project and the student legal aid services societies to continue to operate and possibly even expand.»

We are delighted to be working with Matrix on the Legal Aid Link project.

All clients must be referred by a domestic violence advocate, another legal aid agency, a human services agency, or a Project Safety Legal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Klegal aid agency, a human services agency, or a Project Safety Legal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in KLegal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent).

Sacha Steinberger joined Bay Area Legal Aid as the Director of Project Legal Link in October 2016.

• 2015 Civil Legal Needs Study Update • Northwest Justice Project • Washington Law Help • King County Bar Association • Snohomish County Legal Aid • Pierce County Legal Aid • Legal Voice • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) • Seattle Community Law Center (Federal Benefits) • Unemployment Law Project • Team Child • Solid Ground Family Assistance Program • Housing Justice Project • Council on American - Islamic Relations (CAIR)

YLAL's response to the consultation is here — you will see that we endorse the response by Public Law Project and call on the government to review the financial means tests to ensure that legal aid is not reserved for only the poorest and most vulnerable in society.

• Overview of Attorney Volunteer Roles • Direct Representation / Full Representation • Direct Representation / Limited Scope Representation • Civil Legal Aid Advice Clinics • Family Law Clinic • General Law Clinic • Bankruptcy Law Clinic • Immigration Law Clinic • Sophia Way Homeless Shelter • Client - Plus Services • DVPO Team Attorney • Wills Project • Speaker at ELAP Seminars / Workshops