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August 5, 2024
Reps. Scanlon and Fitzpatrick Introduce House Resolution to Recognize 50th Anniversary of LSC
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July 29, 2024
More than Half of Americans Mistakenly Think They Have a Right to an Attorney in All Civil Cases
March 28, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty Five
Experts from the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) discuss how and why states are using non-lawyer legal service providers on the latest episode of LSC鈥檚 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Cat Moon is joined by guests Michael Houlberg, director of special projects for IAALS, and Jim Sandman, president emeritus of LSC and IAALS board member.
March 24, 2023
Members of Congress, National Leaders and Author John Grisham to Join LSC Forum on Increasing Access to Justice
LSC is hosting a forum on increasing access to justice on Monday, March 27 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Congressional Auditorium, CVC 200).
March 22, 2023
New LSC Brief Highlights Legal Pitfalls of Manufactured Housing and Suggests Protections
LSC's Housing Task Force released an issue brief today on the role of mobile and manufactured housing in housing insecurity and instability in the United States. The brief compiles pertinent research and provides experts鈥 insights into the unique issues that owners of manufactured homes face. Legal aid interventions, public policies and other protections that can help these homeowners are also highlighted in the brief.
March 14, 2023
Illegal Eviction鈥檚 Role in Housing Instability
Legal experts discuss the issue of illegal eviction and its role in housing instability on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Raphael Ramos, director of Legal Action of Wisconsin鈥檚 Eviction Defense Project, and Laura Tuggle, executive director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
March 14, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty Four
Civil legal aid providers noted an increase in illegal evictions during the height of the pandemic, as some landlords pursued avenues outside the court system for forcing tenants out. Legal experts discuss the problem of illegal eviction and its role in housing instability on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast.
March 09, 2023
LSC Requests $1.5 Billion to Confront Widening Justice Gap Amid Pandemic Hardships
LSC is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.5 billion in its FY 2024 budget request released today. This request addresses the projected increase in demand for civil legal services due to the persistent impact of COVID-19 on low-income Americans, coupled with the ongoing lack of adequate resources to address the widening justice gap.
February 28, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty Three
Suffolk Law Professor Quinten Steenhuis discusses his team鈥檚 successful collaboration with legal aid orgs to use technology to scale help for the courtformsonline.org project and the potential to use tech to extend the reach of legal services.
February 14, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Plain Language Helps Courts Expand Access to Justice
Experts discuss how plain language can help courts expand access to the courts
on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly
McDonough is joined by guests Cheryl Stephens, co-founder of the Plain Language Association
International; Claudia Johnson, program manager at Pro Bono Net鈥檚 Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly
McDonough is joined by guests Cheryl Stephens, co-founder of the Plain Language Association
International; Claudia Johnson, program manager at Pro Bono Net鈥檚 Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
February 14, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty-Two
Experts discuss how plain language can help courts expand access to the courts on the latest episode of LSC's 鈥淭alk Justice鈥 podcast, released today.
February 14, 2023
Atlanta Legal Aid seeks Director of Grants
The Atlanta Legal Aid Society (鈥淟egal Aid鈥) seeks a Director of Grants to work at its headquarters in downtown Atlanta. Our non-profit law firm represents low-income persons in a variety of civil legal matters. Legal Aid currently has over 50 funding sources including United Way, private foundations, and federal, state, county and city grants.