Legal Services E-lerts
Issues in Legal Services Delivery

One Indian State Will Bring “Mobile Justice Van” to Rural Poor, Creating a “People’s Court” to Speed Settlements Through Conciliation, Compromise, and Arbitration

– 12/05/08

In Sour Economy, Employers Increasingly Violate Labor Laws and Workers Increasingly Need Legal Representation to Pursue “Wage Theft” Suits

– 11/25/08

Legal Services in Connecticut Crumbling Due to Funding Slump -- Staff to be Laid Off and Services to Decline 30 Percent Despite Clients’ Increased Need for Help with Foreclosures, Domestic Violence, and Unpaid Bills

– 11/25/08

Rhode Island Bar Urges Mandatory IOLTA Contributions for All Attorneys and Requests that State Require Lawyers to Maintain IOLTA Accounts in Banks Paying Comparable Interest Rate

– 11/25/08

Annual $50 “Attorney Assessment” Helps Some Legal Services Programs Cope with Lost Revenue as IOLTA Rates Fall in Wisconsin, But Distribution of the Revenue Will Not Equalize Funding Shortfalls Across Programs

– 11/14/08

75% of Population Will be Eligible for Free or Subsidized Civil Legal Aid as Scottish Government Doubles Income Eligibility Cap and Scales Subsidies to Ability to Pay

– 11/14/08

Domestic Violence Victims in MA County Receive Free Representation Through DA’s Pro Bono Initiative, Helping Extend Restraining Orders Beyond 10 Day Emergency Period

– 11/07/08

Chief Judge Declines to Issue 60-Day Moratorium on Foreclosure Proceedings Sought by Milwaukee Mayor, Says Court Can’t Make a Broad Rule, But Only 3% of Borrowers Have Legal Representation, Says Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee

– 11/07/08

Wyoming Legal Services to Give Up LSC Funds

– 11/07/08

NY State Bar Association Champions Right to Counsel in Eviction and Foreclosure Cases, and in Certain Unemployment Insurance Appeals

– 11/07/08

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