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November 17, 2008
Four Groups Create Online Resource to Provide Information for Disaster Victims
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’ 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’s 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 “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Raphael Ramos, director of Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Eviction Defense Project, and Laura Tuggle, executive director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
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 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 “Talk Justice” 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’s Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” 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’s Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
February 14, 2023
Atlanta Legal Aid seeks Director of Grants
The Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) 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.
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 “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.
February 09, 2023
LSC Examines Illegal Evictions in New Housing Task Force Brief
LSC's Housing Task Force released an issue brief today that presents new research on illegal evictions in the United States. In addition to detailing how and why illegal evictions take place, the brief also showcases legal aid interventions, public policies and other protections that can help tenants stay housed.
January 30, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty-One
Legal technology experts discuss the key themes of LSC’s recent Innovations in Technology Conference and broader questions about technology’s role in addressing the access-to-justice crisis.
January 20, 2023
Legal Services Corporation Honors Arizona Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will recognize six Arizona attorneys for pro bono service at an Increasing Access to Justice Reception in conjunction with its quarterly Board of Directors meeting. The reception and awards presentation will take place at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel on Monday, January 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm MST.