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

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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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$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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How to Boost Law Firm Efficiency in 2024 with Legal Practice Management Software

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In 2024, improving law firm efficiency is as important as ever as firms continue to face increasing pressure to improve performance, deliver services efficiently, and reduce costs. Law firms that fail to adopt strategies to improve efficiency risk falling behind their competitors.

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The Practice of People Law

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He informs us about the range of legal services delivered by what have been designated as “primary-care lawyers.” From Calloway's perspective, there is people law, and there is business/corporate law. Over the years, there has been a greater divergence in these two types of law practice focuses.

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Three Things to Consider When You Have a Lemon Law Claim

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The moment someone identifies an issue with the vehicle, they can seek a lemon law claim. To ensure that the chances of winning the lawsuit are high, consider hiring a reputable NV lemon laws lawyer. Settling lemon law claims requires experience. “What if I can’t afford a legal representative?”

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Thomson Reuters’ Message to Law Firms: Adapt to Market Changes or Become the Pan Am of Legal

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The Thomson Reuters Institute, in its 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market , released today in partnership with the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law ( whose URL returns a page not found), uses Pan Am’s story to drive home a simple point for U.S. law firms: Innovate or die.