Sentences with phrase «legal volunteer support»

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Over recent years, in addition to supporting volunteer duck rescue efforts by the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, Animals Australia's extraordinary legal team has secured crucial wins for native waterbirds, setting powerful legal precedents for animals.

A large part of the activities of these organisations depends on the involvement of volunteers who participate in collective actions such as legal aid, advice and support in terms of access to services (housing, schools, welfare, etc.), language or educational support (in particular children's support), fundraising, therapeutic or moral support.

Their clients and volunteers include judges, lawyers, articling students, paralegals, legal assistants, support staff and other members of the legal community.

Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas offers a wide array of services to support our attorney volunteers in helping our low - income clients, including:

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.

It consist of six floors with the first two providing services such as a pro bono legal clinic, Van City banking services, primary medical care, multilingual trauma support and treatment, multilingual settlement support staff for finding permanent accommodation, employment services, and volunteer services in the community, food bank and second - hand clothing outlets.

The Legal Education Society of Alberta is recognizing the more that 600 people in Alberta, mostly lawyers, who volunteer their time to support legal education in our provLegal Education Society of Alberta is recognizing the more that 600 people in Alberta, mostly lawyers, who volunteer their time to support legal education in our provlegal education in our province.

The volunteer provides limited legal advice and assistance with forms primarily related to divorce and child custody and support matters.

• develop a legal information preservation strategy which is independent of short - term, volunteer initiatives but which may support a distributed undertaking if this appears cost - effective and reliable;

He is director of the Center for Access to Justice & Technology — a law school center using Internet resources to improve access to justice with special emphasis on building Web tools to support legal services advocates, pro bono volunteers and pro se litigants.

Our attorneys and staff have also invested thousands of hours supporting our communities by volunteering, providing pro bono legal services, serving on non-profit and municipal boards, and coaching kids» sports teams.

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.»

Denise also volunteers at the Fred Victor's Women's 24/7 Drop - in Program, a social service charitable organization, where she provides legal information and support to the Program's members.

The Center places a special emphasis on building Web tools to support legal services advocates, pro bono volunteers, and pro se litigants.

PBO is a central and expert provider of pro bono legal services in Ontario, with sophisticated training, structure, risk - management protocols and technical support that reduces barriers for lawyers wishing to volunteer.

Supported by the PBSC National Office in Toronto and supervised by hundreds of volunteer lawyers, PBSC volunteers pursue greater access to justice through pro bono legal services.

Combined, the priceless support of all our volunteers enables us to move our civil rights agenda forward by helping individuals and furthering causes that require stellar legal representation.

In addition, NJP is an integral member of and provides support for the Alliance for Equal Justice, Washington's coordinated statewide civil legal aid delivery system, which brings together a network of volunteer attorney programs, specialty legal aid providers, and supporters working to ensure equal justice for all low - income communities in Washington.

We provide a range of opportunities in which our people can make a difference to their local and global communities including through pro bono legal work, charitable giving, volunteering and support for the environment.

We provide training, administrative support, translation services and malpractice coverage to all volunteer attorneys, as well as the option to reserve a space in the Legal Aid office or work in a remote location that suits you.

In counties throughout South Carolina, leading lawyers, judges and court administration worked in cooperation to found legal aid organizations for recruitment of volunteers, paid staff and to build support.

«I see it as a responsibility and an ethical obligation to volunteer as a pro bono attorney, or financially support legal services, or both.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS Established as an organization supporting the growth and education of legal support staff, paralegals and attorneys in Los Angeles in 2009, the OLP offers comprehensive courses of study for members, including over 100 free webinars a year, professional publications as well as numerous networking and volunteer opportuniLEGAL PROFESSIONALS Established as an organization supporting the growth and education of legal support staff, paralegals and attorneys in Los Angeles in 2009, the OLP offers comprehensive courses of study for members, including over 100 free webinars a year, professional publications as well as numerous networking and volunteer opportunilegal support staff, paralegals and attorneys in Los Angeles in 2009, the OLP offers comprehensive courses of study for members, including over 100 free webinars a year, professional publications as well as numerous networking and volunteer opportunities.

He is director of the Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT)-- a law school center using Internet resources to improve access to justice with special emphasis on building Web tools to support legal services advocates, pro bono volunteers and pro se litigants.

Providing comprehensive support to legal volunteers in these settings can be challenging, but the ubiquity of mobile devices and tablets makes them ideal vehicles for supporting pro bono in these contexts.

It supports clients throughout the legal process, with casework carried out by volunteer lawyers trained in this aspect of nationality law and supervised by a specialist lawyer at CCLC.

The center provides a 24 - hour crisis line; individual counseling, crisis counseling, and group support for victims; emergency food, clothing and transportation; legal assistance and accompaniment; a safe house; hospital and court accompaniment and advocacy; information and referrals; community education; school prevention programs; and training for volunteers.