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November 17, 2008
Four Groups Create Online Resource to Provide Information for Disaster Victims
July 11, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Civil Legal Aid Can Use Opioid Settlement Funds
Legal aid leaders discuss how their organizations acquired opioid settlement funds and the impactful legal services they are providing to those affected by opioid use disorder on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Helen Gratil, project director of the Arkansas legal aid partnership Beyond Opioids; Robert Johns, executive director of Legal Aid of the Bluegrass in Kentucky; and Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.
July 11, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Sixty-Two
Legal leaders from Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas discuss how their organizations acquired opioid settlement funds and the impactful legal services they are providing to those affected by opioid use disorder on LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast. A 2019 report from LSC’s Opioid Task Force describes the need for civil legal services in response to the opioid epidemic.
June 27, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Will AI Be Accessible?
Legal tech experts discuss how emerging tools that incorporate generative AI might fit into the future of accessible legal services on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly McDonough is joined by guests Jane Ribadeneyra, program analyst for technology at LSC, and Angela Tripp, director of the Michigan Legal Help Program which oversees MichiganLegalHelp.org.
June 27, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Sixty-One
Two legal tech experts join Talk Justice’s Molly McDonough to discuss how emerging tools with generative AI could fit into the future of legal services—and who they’ll be accessible to—on the latest episode of LSC’s Talk Justice podcast.
June 22, 2023
New LSC Brief Presents Promising Programs to Reduce Evictions
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) released an issue brief today, “Breaking Down Barriers: Promising Programs and Initiatives to Reduce Evictions,” which highlights efforts to increase access to eviction-related legal services. The featured initiatives either began or expanded during the pandemic.
June 13, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Sixty
The authors of the article “Reducing Family Separations in New York City: The Covid-19 Experiment and a Call for Change” join Talk Justice Co-host Molly McDonough to discuss reducing child removals in New York City and systemic flaws in the child welfare system on the latest episode of LSC's Talk Justice podcast.
June 12, 2023
Central Minnesota Legal Services (CMLS) Seeks Executive Director
CMLS seeks an Executive Director to lead this civil legal aid organization as we begin our next chapter. CMLS has a staff of 30 (including 15 attorneys), four offices, and an annual budget of approximately $3.4 million. This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney leader with vision and creativity to build on the
solid foundation that exists within CMLS.
solid foundation that exists within CMLS.
May 23, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross
American Bar Association (ABA) President Deborah Enix-Ross joins LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss her priorities in leading the ABA, the role of lawyers in preserving democracy and closing the justice gap on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.
May 23, 2023
Talk Justice: Episode Fifty Nine
American Bar Association (ABA) President Deborah Enix-Ross joins LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss her priorities in leading the ABA, the role of lawyers in preserving democracy and closing the justice gap on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast.
May 09, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: AI’s Potential for Access to Justice
Experts discuss the potential impact of generative AI on legal services on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Cat Moon is joined by guests Sam Flynn, COO and co-founder of the no-code automation platform, Josef; Natalie Anne Knowlton, founder of Access to Justice Ventures; and Tom Martin, CEO and founder of the no-code AI platform, LawDroid.