The study data shows that at the same time many individuals both need and
want access to legal services.
Not exact matches
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are
legal and increasingly popular for individuals
wanting to circumvent censorship, avoid mass surveillance or
access geographically limited
services like Netflix and BBC iPlayer.
«People
want access to legal advice online and they
want that
to be offered with complete transparency on cost and scope of
service.
Our mission at Interlaw is clear — we
want to create a leading global
legal services platform that can truly meet and evolve with the needs of the 21st Century multinational client, providing seamless
access to consistently high quality
legal solutions in every jurisdiction in which they operate.
Within a few months of the end of the formal study, we created a self - complete «Intake Form» which asked for basic information — for example court, education, income, experience with counsel,
access to pro bono
legal services / duty counsel, use of Internet resources — from all SRLs who
wanted to be a part -LSB-...]
We
want everyone
to have the opportunity
to access the
legal services they need, starting with a free initial consultation.
Over the next five years we
want to fundamentally change the face of
legal services and make
access far easier — today's announcement underlines that ambition... We believe that the presence of The Co-operative's trusted brand and values, our UK - wide branch network, first class people and
services together with fair and fixed pricing options, will enable customers
to find it much easier
to access expert
legal advice from someone they trust.»
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«At Avvo, we
want to make
access to legal help as routine as getting a medical check - up, and Avvo Advisor is a game - changing step towards that goal,» said Mark Britton, Avvo's founder and CEO, in a press release announcing the
service.
But I would urge you
to give it deep and serious consideration — if you happen
to be a
legal academic or someone with
access to a
legal journal, you might
want to take it on as a foundational question for the future development of
legal services.
But this is a challenge I take
to heart, as someone who
wants to believe that
access to justice is truly a consequence of alternative
legal services.
The ATJ Tech Fellows program is seeking diverse and entrepreneurial - minded law students who are passionate about social justice and
want to spend the summer learning new ways
to leverage technology in order
to improve
access to legal services for people who can't afford a lawyer.
The virtual law firm will continue
to evolve, benefitting lawyers who are able
to work when they
want, where they
want and how much they
want, as well as clients, who obtain less expensive and easier
access to lawyers and
legal services.
The opportunity for providing
legal services will not be reduced but actually broadened because technology will open up
access to customers who
want to adopt the blended approach of technology tools and expert advice.
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..
Russia appears
to be following through on its threat last year
to block
access to the Telegram encrypted messaging platform.The BBC reports today that the Roskomnadzor media regulator has begun
legal proceedings
to block the app in the country, after Dubai - based Telegram refused
to comply with requests that it hand over the encryption keys.Telegram was given a deadline of 4 April
to hand over the keys, but the company has refused, explaining that the way the
service is built means it has no
access to them.Russia's main security agency, the FSB,
wants the keys so it can read messages and prevent future terror attacks in the country.
This was their actual motive and it can be seen from anti-abortion politicians» response: These widely discredited videos gave politicians who have always
wanted to ban safe and
legal abortion the fuel they needed
to try
to cut funding for women's health programs and block patients from
accessing services at Planned Parenthood health centers.