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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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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 he brought in three black women attorneys to come talk to me. So bar junkie.

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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.

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

InHouseOps

I also worked for Stephanie Corey, one of the CLOC co-founders, for a couple years, doing legal technology procurement, where I demoed over 100 pieces of legal technology. Before that I was a practicing attorney—I still have a valid law license, but no longer practice—and I also have an MBA.

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