Sentences with phrase «on increasing access to justice»

Hanna Kaufman, a third - year Honors Scholar at IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law, addressed the White House Forum on Increasing Access to Justice on April 14 in Washington, D.C.

IIT Chicago - Kent student Hanna Kaufman addresses White House Forum on Increasing Access to Justice

Perhaps more interesting to lawyers focused on increasing access to justice are case - focused challenges.

Not exact matches

«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.

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

Kris Nordstrom, a consultant for the progressive N.C. Justice Center (the parent nonprofit for N.C. Policy Watch) and a former fiscal analyst for the legislature, warned legislators that their efforts would be better spent on proven methods, such as increasing access to pre-K programs, expanding instructional time, recruiting and retaining high - quality teachers, and addressing poverty - related issues such as mental health and child nutrition.

Because two of the three legal aid sources are predominately supported by lawyers, decision makers should consider the potential impact on access to justice if lawyers were to dramatically reduce their time / financial support of pro bono services and legal aid programs, which is likely as competition increases and the social contract under which lawyers and society have operated Vis a Vis the state sponsored monopoly continues to unwind.

Electronically facilitate access to criminal justice by increasing the turnaround time for delivery of pro-bono legal services through collating, analyzing, and collaborating on existing case data.

The ABA's Commission on Domestic Violence created the directory in partnership with Pro Bono Net, a national organization that works to increase access to justice.

Allocations include: nearly $ 4.8 million in additional annual funding for legal aid, with a focus on indigenous and family law services; $ 3.8 million per year to fund expansion of Parents Legal Centres; $ 5 million more per year for sheriff services and court staff to help reduce delays in the court system; and an additional $ 3.3 million annually for government initiatives related to family dispute resolution services and increasing digital access to justice services.

Some interesting ways to increase awareness of access to justice issues in Canada on social media could include:

Since 1998, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jJustice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jjustice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family justicejustice.

Our experience so far of lay appointments is of: (a) fiscal measures (increasing fees and reducing legal aid) which have a negative impact on access to justice; and (b) unseemly spats with the Lord Chief Justice about law reform and the freedom of thejustice; and (b) unseemly spats with the Lord Chief Justice about law reform and the freedom of theJustice about law reform and the freedom of the press.

Today we're talking with Brad Clark about building a for - profit firm on top of websites that increase access to justice.

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 Juaccess to justice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Jjustice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to JuAccess to JusticeJustice.

From Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog comes word of an interesting new - ish paper1 on the role of nonlawyer representation (such as Washington state's Limited License Legal Technicians) in increasing access to juAccess to Justice Blog comes word of an interesting new - ish paper1 on the role of nonlawyer representation (such as Washington state's Limited License Legal Technicians) in increasing access to jJustice Blog comes word of an interesting new - ish paper1 on the role of nonlawyer representation (such as Washington state's Limited License Legal Technicians) in increasing access to juaccess to justicejustice.

CuroStudio's focus will be on products and services that increase access to justice, but that also extends to products that improve the business side of law practice.

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.

With the government's intent to sell justice on the open market, it has never been a more relevant and appropriate time to promote the Magna Carta and increase public awareness; in doing so achieving the important goal of prioritising access to justice, rather than simply facilitating it.

The Futures Commission of the Utah State Bar and the Vermont Joint Commission on the Future of Legal Services issued reports with recurring themes: increasing access to justice, increasing attorney training, adopting new technology, and modernizing regulations.

However, while there are increasing numbers of apps and technologies being developed and integrated into the legal world, it is a mistake to assume that technological developments on their own will necessarily improve access to justice for those Canadians currently struggling.

Since that time, I've continued to work and volunteer in the non-profit legal sector, frequently with a focus on providing increased access to justice, at least for the lucky few.

A few weeks ago, I noted here that an Oregon State Bar task force on limited license legal technicians issued its report recommending to the OSB's board of governors «that it 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.»

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.

Others still championed LSPs as important for meeting the access to justice gap, but argued against their regulation by state courts on the grounds either it is unnecessary (they are already regulated by consumer protection laws), that it would unnecessarily increase costs, or that regulation would only enable the state bars and courts to exercise their «protectionist instincts» (see this response, this response and this response).

Along with reduced legal aid, increased complexity further exacerbates the access to justice problem, which puts pressure on the court and bar associations to fix the problem.

If the public and the legal profession can reach common ground on the utility of LSRs, they have the potential to increase access to justice by providing tailored and affordable assistance when needed.

On the one hand, there is one enormous amount of enthusiasm for the application of technology to increase access to justice.

Here is an article on the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers urging Portuguese authorities to increase access to justice.

Topics include: the digital divide and the risk of two tiers of justice; the role of the courts and law schools in providing legal services; the impact of technology on access to the legal system; basic practices for using technology to increase access; and the implications of technology - based dispute resolution mechanisms outside of the courts; a comparative analysis of the US approach to access to the legal system and other countries.

[98] Some respondents championed LSPs as important for meeting the access to justice gap, but argued against their regulation by state courts on the grounds either it is unnecessary (they are already regulated by consumer protection laws), that it would unnecessarily increase costs, or that regulation would only enable the state bars and courts to exercise their «protectionist instincts.»

I saw a number of new, as well as familiar faces, and came away inspired by the panels and updates on the work being done nationwide to increase access to justice.

Participating in the working group on Non-Lawyers Working to Help Narrow the Justice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing access to justice, not replacing traditional legal seJustice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing access to justice, not replacing traditional legal sejustice, not replacing traditional legal services.

Lecturer: Glenn Rawdon, Legal Services Corporation This webinar will provide a general framework on the role of technology in increasing access to justice.

Our next Law for Good event is a hackathon focussed on online courts to increase access to justice.

Bonnie received the Faye Stender award from California Women Lawyers, the Opening Doors to Justice award from the Public Interest Clearinghouse, as well as the Award of Merit from the Legal Aid Association of California and the California Commission on Access to Justice for her work to increase access to the courts for low - income peAccess to Justice for her work to increase access to the courts for low - income peaccess to the courts for low - income persons.

Before arriving at your host sites, the fellows will meet virtually to participate in the «Legal Access Innovation Curriculum», which is a series of eight webinars sessions over a two - day period designed to 1) increase fellows» understanding of the nature and extent of the access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host Access Innovation Curriculum», which is a series of eight webinars sessions over a two - day period designed to 1) increase fellows» understanding of the nature and extent of the access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host sites.

«Hardworking people seeking justice through the courts have been hit with a 600 % increase in court fees, a 500 % increase in immigration tribunal charges, and charges of up to # 1,500 for employment tribunals, but still there has been no impact review of these fees on access to justice.

Personally, I see this as an access to justice issue: the increases in upkeep costs of these publications (100 % to 200 % and more over the past four years is not unusual) eventually get passed on to lawyers» clients, who already struggle with the cost of legal representation.

If there is growing weariness, I expect some of that is generated by those on the frontlines who continue to slog forward while waiting for those in governments and courts to finish «exploring initiatives» and start funding and implementing initiatives that actually do increase access to justice.

April 24, 2017 - The Legal Services Corporation Announces Pilot States for Innovative Program to Increase Access to Justice (View on LSC)

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.

Under this agreement, we are stronger together in advocating on behalf of the indigent accused for increased capacity and resources to address the inequalities within the criminal justice system resulting from chronic under - funding and policy implementation that impedes the ability of accused to access quality legal representation.

The Conference will also include a two - day 12 CPD hour Accessible Practice CLE stream on skills and resources relevant to legal practitioners seeking to provide pro bono or reduced rate legal services to increase access to justice.

Tech knowledge makes lawyers more productive, and could be key to increasing access to justice Wrapping up on The Florida Bar's mandatory tech and optional competence - based CLE

I asked her about her work in using legal tech in helping increase access to justice, what lessons she has learned from working within the legal tech space, and what legal tech she has created and is now working on.

And reducing personal income taxes increases disposable income, which also increases the amount of money people can spend on legal services, thereby, one would assume, increasing access to justice.

Consider how increased involvement from in - house lawyers can improve the dialogue about legal services and access to justice (many of the things in - house counsel struggle with are barriers to justice for the average person), and start thinking about representation on your governing boards and how it might be restructured to better reflect the composition of those governed.

All lawyers have heard of the public's need for increased access to justice and the growing demands this places on the legal system.

Omar Ha - Redeye is (among other impressive things) co-founder of Fleet Street Law, a law practice incubator focusing on innovation and increasing access to justice.