Sentences with phrase «of volunteer lawyers»

It brings together leading Canadian organizations and groups of volunteer lawyers and law students who quickly came together to oppose the ban and fight for the rights of those impacted.
The committees are comprised of volunteer lawyers and public members.
By 1963, however, it was clear that the plan made excessive demands of volunteer lawyers, whose efforts could not keep up with the demand for legal aid services.
A small army of volunteer lawyers trained in election law are ready to step in.
The Coalition brings together leading Canadian organizations and groups of volunteer lawyers and law students who quickly came together to oppose the ban and fight for the rights of those impacted.
CLSMF has a corps of volunteer lawyers who provide Pro Bono work and become part of a team of experienced CLSMF staff attorneys, paralegals and advocates who work to keep Central Floridians in their homes, put food on their tables, get the medical care that they need and ensure that they live with dignity and respect.
Women walk by a team of volunteer lawyers in their makeshift office working to assist travelers detained as part of Donald Trump's travel ban in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York.
Once the policies and procedures have been ironed out, you're incorporated and you've established your list of volunteer lawyers, it's time to formally launch your clinic and celebrate what you've accomplished.
The VLS program has a roster of volunteer lawyers who are advised of requests for pro bono services, according to location and area of practice.
Texas Appleseed promotes social and economic justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers and other professionals to identify practical solutions to difficult, systemic problems.
Behind the scenes of volunteer lawyers serving clients in clinics, hearing rooms and courthouses throughout BC, hundreds of administrative volunteers work diligently to ensure that our clients receive the timely legal services they need.
A friend who was one of the volunteer lawyers screening the cases of those in the 2017 refugee caravan told me about the caravans.
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma will develop a technology - facilitated pro bono model to increase the involvement of volunteer lawyers in expungement cases.
Residents of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties must dial (413) 782-1659 during the three - hour program to get through to one of the dozens of volunteer lawyers who will be fielding phone calls.
Travellers affected were grateful to see the table of volunteer lawyers waiting at each terminal, ready to help.
On a dreary, rainy weekend, September 11 and 12, 30 attorneys met to be a part of the first «class» of volunteer lawyers for the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.
PLEA's Request a Speaker program brings a wide range of volunteer lawyers, legal professionals, government personnel and educators into organizations, classrooms, and the community to speak on a variety of law - related topics.
Langdon & Emison attorney Brennan Delaney was one of the volunteer lawyers onhand in this most recent meeting, following the early March severe weather.
On the first Wednesday of every month, a group of volunteer lawyers meet at Casa ALBA Melanie in Green Bay to offer free legal advice to anyone who comes in.
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.
Through technology and the commitment of volunteer lawyers, the Legal Advice Hotline is already providing direct assistance to more than 50 callers a day in the areas of:
Our vision is to leverage the skills of volunteer lawyers to address the legal problems that interfere with low - income Ontarians» ability to lead secure, healthy, and productive lives.
Every year, the Society recognizes the outstanding work of volunteer lawyers, law firms, corporations and other professionals who participate in the Society's pro bono program by providing exceptional legal services to low - income New Yorkers.
The answer to this question will depend on the needs of the community, the areas of expertise of the volunteer lawyers and the existence of other clinics that already address a particular area of the law.
Apr 30,2018 - Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. is seeking applicants for the position of VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM COORDINATOR in its ST. CHARLES office.
In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week 2015, which took place April 12 - 18, Pro Bono Net would like to recognize the thousands of volunteer lawyers who make a huge difference for those in need.
That information is then shared securely with localized teams of volunteer lawyers, who can be available at the airport to monitor the arrival.
In addition to CLE materials (the «Educational Notes»), Annotated CPR uses for its annotations digests of cases evaluated, selected and prepared by a roster of volunteer lawyers and published first in the Nova Scotia Law News and then in the Nova Scotia Case Law Service.
Texas Appleseed's mission is to promote social and economic justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers and other professionals to identify practical solutions to difficult systemic problems.
The ostensible vision is of volunteer lawyers serving organizations and things out of kindness, and paid lawyers serving actual people out of duty.
Some of the volunteer lawyers provided handouts for BWSS to distribute; here are screenshots of a few of mine:
Since launching DoNotPay, Browder has expanded the service, working with a small team of volunteer lawyers to do so.
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