To be effective, pro bono programs must be made a part of the national, co-ordinated policy for delivering legal services. A BUSINESS PARTNER YOU CAN DEPEND ON. If you've never. Placing Pro Bono Publico in the National Legal Services ...
... pro bono program that is a bold step toward making access to justice a reality for poor persons. In adopting a ... legal services to the poor or pay $350 in lieu of providing direct services. I use the word "expectation" because it ...
... legal profession has a long tradition of volunteer work, that spirit has become stronger in the past few years ... Pro bono efforts The effort to meet the legal needs of the poor illustrates both the need for volunteer efforts and ...
... pro bono altogether but rather to "do what's necessary to monitor it and provide back-up when needed." One problem ... legal services offices in an attempt to offset the enormous need for representation of indigents in New York's ...
... Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. Harrison Tweed Awards, cosponsored by the National Legal Aid and Defender ... Pro Bono and Public Service. Pro Bono Publico Awards: Nor- len Drossel, Berkeley, Calif.; V. Ann Liechty, Billings ...
... legal aid groups across the country may no longer be able to handle," says Bloom. Yet the 1996 cutbacks may be just ... pro-LSC sentiment in the Senate. He contends that lawmakers who are antagonistic to Gramm's presidential ...
... pro bono credit, and would classify pro bono services into six categories: Poverty, civil rights, public rights, charitable causes, administration of justice and support for organizations that already provide legal assistance to those ...
... legal problem that year. But only 37 percent reported seeing an attorney in the previous five years. ▻ In Massachusetts, where lawyers have increased their pro bono ... Aid for Dependent Children and Social Security disability programs ...
... bono fulfills your public service obligation while helping the public. It can also introduce you to new fields, expand the scope of your practice and produce more business. The extent to which lawyers provide pro bono legal services ...
... pro bono issues. For two days, the 440 participants shared ideas on administering pro bono programs and learned state- of-the-art techniques for delivering legal services to the indigent. A special focus at this year's conference was a ...