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South Dakota’s Pilot Bar Alternative Switches Out Studying Outlines For Community Service

Above The Law

South Dakota is working on implementing a program that will let you do just that. The Public Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court.

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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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Why Regulatory Reform Is Desperately Needed in the U.S.

Attorney at Work

Regulatory reform is needed to make sure there is coverage for “legal deserts” where citizens have access to few or no law firms. ” What Do Legal Deserts Mean for Citizens Who Need Help? A lawyer in rural North Carolina shared that his law firm was one of two in a 40-mile radius. There are 1.3

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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. Texas Dispute Resolution System: Rural Mediation.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 64: Project Destination

ALPS

I’m on the road today and out in South Dakota at a convention and have had the pleasure to meet Tamara Nash. And she is the Director of Experiential Learning and a lecturer at the University of South Dakota School of Law. Well, let me ask, what initially brought you into law? Tamara Nash: Thank you.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

The Michigan Courts have their self-represented litigants page at: [link] It also provides links to the Michigan Legal Help website at: [link] And interestingly, the court has created a "Learning Center" as a resource for educators around the state.

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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.