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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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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. And I took the LSAT and enrolled at the University of South Dakota. Absolutely.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

Guides on resources and legal information and a pointer to Montana Law Help legal services ( [link] ) are also available. Interactive Forms and online legal research are also available. There is also a video "Your Day in Circuit Court" that provides an orientation to the courts.

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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

In 2012, South Dakota was one of the first states to tackle the problem of legal deserts. The results are “legal oases,” said Patrick Goetzinger, former president of the South Dakota State Bar who helped create the program. Access to legal services is going down. Project Rural Practice.

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Looking into Over $150 Billion of Legal Invoices with LegalVIEW Analytics

InHouseOps

So we see this strange pattern where law firms are becoming quite wealthy, but it doesn’t appear to be due to banking and financial institutions, who are some of the largest purchasers of legal services in the world. Why do you think banks are paying a premium for legal services? There are some other reasons as well.

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