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US law schools help communities during eviction crisis

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The White House and the Justice Department announced Friday that 99 law schools across 35 states and Puerto Rico answered the attorney general’s call for action to help communities during the housing and eviction crisis. In August 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a letter to the legal community calling for help.

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Kunoor Chopra Joins Cloud Court Advisory Board

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Cloud Court is pleased to announce the addition of a new advisor, Kunoor Chopra. Linkedin ) Kunoor, a California attorney, is Co-founder and VP of Legal Services at Elevate. She is a Fellow and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Law Practice Management. Kunoor holds a JD from Loyola Law School and a BA from UCLA.

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Comprehensive Study of Regulatory Reform Finds It Is Driving ‘Substantial Innovation’ In Legal Services Delivery with No Harm to Consumers

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A Stanford Law School study published today of regulatory reforms in Utah and Arizona finds that they are “spurring substantial innovation,” that they are critical to serving lower-income populations, and that they do not pose any substantial risk of consumer harm.

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Canadian prime minister nominates first indigenous justice to the Supreme Court

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nomination of Ontario Superior Court of Justice Judge Michelle O’Bonsawin, to the nation’s highest court on Friday. O’Bonsawin, an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation, will be the first indigenous justice at the Supreme Court.

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The Week of Jan. 29 Brings Three Legal Tech Conferences, Spanning BigLaw, SmallLaw and A2J

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The focus is on using technology to enhance access to justice and to promote high-quality legal representation for low-income people. The focus is on using technology to enhance access to justice and to promote high-quality legal representation for low-income people. Innovations in Technology Conference, Feb. The conference runs Feb.

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LawNext Podcast: CALI Executive Director John Mayer on Using Tech to Advance Legal Education and Access to Justice

LawSites

For 28 years, John Mayer has been executive director of the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction , or CALI, a non-profit consortium of some 200 law schools that describes itself as “the innovative force pushing legal education toward change for the better.”

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The 2023 Fastcase 50 Announced, Honoring Legal’s Innovators, Visionaries and Leaders

LawSites

“This has been an amazing year of change for legal tech, including at vLex and Fastcase,” said Ed Walters, Fastcase co-founder and the Chief Strategy Officer of vLex. This year’s list of honorees reflects a year of transformation for legal services. Sara Molina , Senior Manager in Legal Management Consulting, Deloitte Legal.