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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

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That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology. Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

They provide the client with some certainty about the cost of legal services and lawyers with more financial stability and consistency in taking on client matters. When lawyers consider how they will charge for their legal services, the paramount benchmark of the analysis is Model Rule 1.5(a) When Are Legal Fees Earned?

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With Attorney Client Relationships Minor Details Matter

ALPS

On the upside, this HOA is much better run and far more financially sound than the one we left back in Montana. I chose to share this story because attorneys and their staff can all too easily fall into the same trap as our HOA. ALPS is a significant consumer of legal services. Here’s something worth thinking about.

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Nine Sites in Rural America Named Seedbeds for Justice Reform

The Crime Report

A program to recruit and train new attorneys in South Dakota and a center that helps survivors of trafficking and domestic violence in Kansas become entrepreneurs are among nine “rural innovation” sites which will receive support under an initiative to promote justice reform in the U.S. The Rural Attorney Recruitment Program in South Dakota.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. One can register as a self-represented party for the Connecticut Judicial Branch E-Services at: [link] Connecticut also provides "Court Services Centers" in all their Superior Courthouses.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology. Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal.

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Don’t Let Your Apprentice Get Lost in the Woods

ALPS

I love fall in Montana. Fall is also eagerly anticipated at my house because fall brings with it Montana’s deer and elk hunting season. In Montana, kids can hunt as apprentice hunters with a parent once they turn 10 years old. Tough Montana girl!!!” And I said, “You’re right. See, you’re already a great hunter.

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