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March 26, 2024
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Lessons from Decades of Legal Aid Leadership
Former legal aid program directors discuss their lessons learned and current concerns on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.
March 26, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 79
Former legal aid program directors discuss their lessons learned and current concerns on Talk Justice. Jon Asher, former executive director of Colorado Legal Services with 51 years in civil legal aid work, hosts the conversation with guests Marilyn Harp, former Kansas Legal Services executive director for 17 years, Steve Gottlieb, former Atlanta Legal Aid executive director for 42 years, and José Padilla, former California Rural Legal Services executive director for 38 years.
March 12, 2024
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Confronting the Legal Tech Justice Gap
Experts discuss the vast funding gap in legal tech on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Bob Ambrogi, lawyer and award-winning legal tech journalist, and Cat Moon, director of innovation design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School.
March 12, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 78
Experts discuss the vast funding gap in legal tech. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Bob Ambrogi, lawyer and award-winning legal tech journalist, and Cat Moon, director of innovation design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School. Inspired by Ambrogi’s recent LawSites article, they discuss how tech companies, big law firms and corporate law departments could step up to help close the justice gap.
March 11, 2024
LSC Requests $1.8 Billion Budget to Meet Needs of Low-Income Americans
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.8 billion in its FY 2025 budget request released today.
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 affect 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 affect 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: 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.