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November 17, 2008
Four Groups Create Online Resource to Provide Information for Disaster Victims
March 08, 2024
Congress Passes Flat Funding of $560 Million for LSC in FY 24
Today, Congress passed an FY 2024 funding deal for six appropriations bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) spending bill which funds the Legal Services Corporation (LSC).
February 27, 2024
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Tools to Empower Disaster Survivors and At-Risk Communities
Experts discuss resources for disaster preparedness and recovery on the latest episodeof LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Stepanie Hudson, executive director of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Shirley Peng, managing attorney at Legal Aid of Nebraska, David Bonebrake, deputy director in the Office of Program Performance at LSC, and Helena Cawley, general counsel and head of business development at First Street Foundation.
February 27, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 77
Experts discuss resources for disaster preparedness and recovery on this episode of Talk Justice.
As natural disasters become more frequent, LSC and First Street Foundation have collaborated to bring HeartlandDisasterHelp.org to life. The website empowers residents across ten states in America’s heartland that have faced significant flooding, windstorms, extreme heat and wildfires over the past decade. Also, legal services providers in Oklahoma and Nebraska share how disasters effect their clients.
As natural disasters become more frequent, LSC and First Street Foundation have collaborated to bring HeartlandDisasterHelp.org to life. The website empowers residents across ten states in America’s heartland that have faced significant flooding, windstorms, extreme heat and wildfires over the past decade. Also, legal services providers in Oklahoma and Nebraska share how disasters effect their clients.
February 22, 2024
LSC to Host ‘Take a Leap for Justice’ Symposium in Chicago to Mark 50th Year
Governor J.B. Pritzker and leaders of the Illinois legal, business and professional sports communities will join the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary year with a symposium in Chicago on Thursday, February 29
February 13, 2024
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: AI for Self-Help and Legal Aid at the Innovations in Technology Conference
Legal tech experts discuss generative AI and its applications for legal services on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.
February 13, 2024
Memphis Area Legal Services seeks Executive Director
Position Description:
Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) seeks an Executive Director to lead this non-profit organization in its mission to secure justice and protect the rights of low-income families in the western Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale who are unable to pay for legal services in civil matters. MALS provides high quality legal representation and counsel to individuals and families facing critical, sometimes life-threatening, situations such as domestic violence, mortgage foreclosure, eviction or homelessness, wrongful denial of health care, food stamps, unemployment compensation, consumer fraud, and predatory lending. MALS also focuses on the special challenges and needs of children, the elderly, and veterans.
The Executive Director will lead a strong, client-centered law firm with an experienced and dedicated staff of 20 attorneys and 20 support staff located in offices in Memphis and Covington. The Executive Director will bring leadership, administrative, and litigation experience and vision to build on MALS’s extensive collaborative relationships with the courts, state and local bar associations, and other legal and social service providers. MALS has an annual budget of approximately $4 million with funding from the Legal Services Corporation, as well as various federal, state, and local sources of grant funding and private donations.
Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) seeks an Executive Director to lead this non-profit organization in its mission to secure justice and protect the rights of low-income families in the western Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale who are unable to pay for legal services in civil matters. MALS provides high quality legal representation and counsel to individuals and families facing critical, sometimes life-threatening, situations such as domestic violence, mortgage foreclosure, eviction or homelessness, wrongful denial of health care, food stamps, unemployment compensation, consumer fraud, and predatory lending. MALS also focuses on the special challenges and needs of children, the elderly, and veterans.
The Executive Director will lead a strong, client-centered law firm with an experienced and dedicated staff of 20 attorneys and 20 support staff located in offices in Memphis and Covington. The Executive Director will bring leadership, administrative, and litigation experience and vision to build on MALS’s extensive collaborative relationships with the courts, state and local bar associations, and other legal and social service providers. MALS has an annual budget of approximately $4 million with funding from the Legal Services Corporation, as well as various federal, state, and local sources of grant funding and private donations.
February 13, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 76
Legal tech experts discuss generative AI and its applications for legal services on the latest episode of Talk Justice. The episode was recorded live at LSC’s recent Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC) in Charlotte, NC.
January 25, 2024
LSC’s Largest-Ever Innovations in Technology Conference Will Come to Charlotte
The Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) 24th annual Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC), the largest event dedicated to expanding access to justice through tech, will be held February 1-3 in Charlotte, North Carolina
January 23, 2024
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Legal Tech Innovations Other Than AI
Legal tech experts discuss significant innovations taking place in the legal field that are not generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.
January 23, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 75
As generative AI continues to dominate headlines, social media posts and conversations around legal technology, legal tech experts discuss other significant innovations taking place in the legal field on LSC’s Talk Justice podcast.