News
2009 General News
Legal Aid to Get Help
- By: Daily Journal
- 11/10/2009
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Senate Approves $400 Million in Funding for LSC
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 11/06/2009
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Do Official Poverty Data Overlook Too Many Struggling Californians?
- By: California Budget Bites
- 11/02/2009
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Bad Economy Makes Pro Bono Legal Services Difficult, Panel Says
- By: Main Justice
- 10/30/2009
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TIME Article Asks "Where Are All the Foreclosure Lawyers?" and Highlights Importance of Pro Bono Assistance
- By: TIME
- 10/27/2009
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Law Firms Pay New Hires to Work for Public Good
- By: Associated Press
- 10/27/2009
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New Law Creates Right to Counsel
- By: Daily Journal
- 10/13/2009
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California Becomes Nation´s First State to Assure Lawyers in Civil Cases
- By: American Chronicle
- 10/13/2009
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USA Today Article Highlights Shortage of Legal Aid: "Lawyers scarce for poor facing foreclosure"
- By: USA Today
- 10/13/2009
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National Domestic Violence Pro Bono Directory
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 10/10/2009
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New Brennan Center Report Links Longstanding Shortage of Civil Legal Aid for the Poor with Nation's Massive Foreclosure Crisis
- By: Brennan Center for Justice
- 10/09/2009
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NYTimes Reports on LSC Funding: "Cash Squeeze Said to Deny Legal Aid to Poor"
- By: New York Times
- 10/06/2009
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NYTimes Editorial Calls on Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign AB 590 and Increase Access to Justice
- By: New York Times
- 10/06/2009
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'Equal Justice For All' Requires Access For All
- By: Mitch Kamin and David Lash
- 10/01/2009
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Legal Services Corporation Press Release: LSC Releases Updated Report on the Justice Gap in America
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 10/01/2009
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LAFLA Receives Justice Department Grant to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination
- By: U.S. Department of Justice
- 09/29/2009
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LA Times Editorial Calls on Schwarzenegger to Sign AB 590 and Help Increase Access to Legal Services
- By: Los Angeles Time
- 09/25/2009
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UC Irvine School of Law Seeks Applicants for Pro Bono Director Position
- By: UC Irvine School of Law
- 09/25/2009
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The Judicial Council of California Approves a Resolution Endorsing National Pro Bono Week and a Pro Bono Toolkit for Judicial Officers
- By: Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts
- 09/24/2009
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ABA CHP releases two new publications RE: runaway and homeless children and youth
- By: ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty
- 09/23/2009
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Organizations Helping Deferred Associates Transition to Public Interest Placements
- By: The AmLaw Daily
- 09/18/2009
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Public Interest Perspectives: An Introductory Training for Private Attorneys in Public Interest Placements
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 09/16/2009
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ABA Fund gets $5.2 Million for Pro Bono Services, Education
- By: San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- 09/15/2009
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Heller Ehrman Pro Bono Attorneys, The Public Interest Law Project, and Bay Area Legal Aid Plan to Take Case Against Alameda County to California Supreme Court
- By: The Oakland Tribune
- 09/10/2009
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UC Irvine School of Law Opens it Doors with an Eye Towards Public Service
- By: Southern California Public Radio
- 08/24/2009
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Filling Pro Bono Needs in a Down Economy
- By: The National Law Journal
- 08/11/2009
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Holland and Knight Case Creates Major Pro Bono Project Involving Department of Homeland Security, United Nations
- By: National Law Journal
- 08/07/2009
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The Justice Bus in San Geromino
- By: The Daily Journal
- 08/03/2009
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Has Pro Bono Become Recession-Proof?
- By: The American Lawyer
- 07/14/2009
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Opinion by ABA president: Budget cuts affect access to justice
- By: SF Gate
- 07/11/2009
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Senate Confirms Laurie Mikva To LSC Board of Directors
- By: LSC
- 06/23/2009
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Deadline Extended for ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law 2009 Frances Perkins Public Service Award Nominations
- By: ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law
- 06/23/2009
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House Approves $440 Million for LSC
- By: LSC
- 06/19/2009
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California seeking cuts to Public Defenders
- By: Chicago Tribune
- 06/16/2009
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Deferred Associates Face Many Conditions in Working as Court Clerks
- By: AM Law Daily
- 06/16/2009
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State campuses foresee far fewer students
- By: San Diego Union Tribune
- 06/16/2009
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Applications for 2010-2012 ABA Fellowship — Due August 1, 2009
- By: ABA Section of Taxation
- 06/15/2009
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Luke Cole (1962-2009): An Appreciation
- By: Daily Kos
- 06/10/2009
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House Appropriations Subcommittee Includes $50 Million Increase for LSC
- By: NLADA
- 06/04/2009
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New York City kicks off campaign to encourage lawyers to volunteer
- By: The New York Law Journal
- 06/02/2009
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Pro Bono as a Healing Art
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 06/02/2009
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Judge, Groups Back Bill Providing Civil Case Interpreters
- By: Metropolitan News Enterprise
- 05/29/2009
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NLADA 2009 Annual Conference: Contribute Session Proposals
- By: NLADA
- 05/28/2009
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Court Surprise: $165M in additional cuts proposed
- By: Legal Pad
- 05/27/2009
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Governor proposes eliminating CalWORKS
- By: Sacramento Bee
- 05/27/2009
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ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law Seeks Nominations for 2009 Frances Perkins Public Service Award
- By: ABA
- 05/21/2009
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Economic crisis brings pro bono to crossroads
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/19/2009
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Creating Opportunities Through the Diversity Pipeline
- By: GC California Magazine
- 05/19/2009
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Governor Releases Pre-Election Budget Proposals
- By: California Budget Project
- 05/15/2009
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More Homeowners Getting Aid, but Demand Keeps Rising
- By: The Washington Post
- 05/14/2009
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Courts considering once-a-month closures statewide
- By: The North County Times
- 05/13/2009
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House Passes Bill with $35 Million for Foreclosure Legal Assistance
- By: LSC
- 05/08/2009
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3L Dilemma: Will Deferring For a Year Save Their Jobs?
- By: American Lawyer
- 05/05/2009
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Law Schools, Public Interest Agencies Deal With Consequences of Deferrals
- By: Legal Intelligencer
- 05/05/2009
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State Bars Offer to Help Lawyers Cope With the Recession
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/05/2009
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BigLaw’s Deferred Associates Stretching Legal Aid Groups a Bit
- By: ABA Journal
- 04/28/2009
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State's first lady opens self-help center in Santa Ana
- By: Orange County Register
- 04/21/2009
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New college grads flocking to national service programs
- By: NewsDay
- 04/21/2009
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Report Calls Out Flaws In Public Defender System
- By: NPR
- 04/21/2009
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Sacramento Bee launches May 19 special election information page
- By: Sacramento Bee
- 04/20/2009
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Legal Aid Program Teams Up with California’s "WE Connect"
- By: LSC
- 04/14/2009
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Senior borrowers, out in the cold
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 04/14/2009
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California fundraising law full of loopholes, report says
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 04/14/2009
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Don't Stay Pigeonholed if You Want Job Security
- By: Legal Times
- 04/14/2009
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NLADA Honors Law Firms for Pro Bono Work in Foreclosure Proceedings
- By: NLADA
- 04/08/2009
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Legal victory gets immigrants pay for wages, labor violations
- By: Fresno Bee
- 04/07/2009
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Congress expands ways for Americans to help
- By: MSNBC
- 04/07/2009
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A unique legal job fair: job seekers don't expect pay, recruiters don't expect seekers to stick around
- By: The National Law Journal
- 04/07/2009
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Law firms give associates a chance to build skills while doing good
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 04/06/2009
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Study: Access to a Lawyer Strongly Decreases Domestic Violence
- By: www.PublicNewsService.org
- 04/03/2009
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Court Officials Say Latest Cuts May Go Deep
- By: Cal Law
- 04/03/2009
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Feuer: Protecting Low-Income Tenants
- By: WEHO News
- 04/03/2009
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LSC Urges Congress to Increase Legal Aid Funding
- By: LSC
- 04/02/2009
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Economy Prompts N.Y. Courts' New Program for Volunteer Attorneys
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/01/2009
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Nuts & Bolts for Pro Bono Managers - Space Still Available
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 04/01/2009
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Call for Nominations: CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award
- By: NLADA
- 03/27/2009
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Proposition 1A and access to federal economic recovery funding
- By: California Budget Project
- 03/27/2009
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APBCo - Considerations for the Placement of Law Firm Attorneys
- By: APBCo; ABA Center for Pro Bono and Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service; Public Interest Clearinghouse (PIC)
- 03/26/2009
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Survey for Public Interest Nonprofits: Deferred Associate Volunteers
- By: State Bar of California and Public Interest Clearinghouse (PIC)
- 03/23/2009
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Equal Justice Conference early registration deadline
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 03/23/2009
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For jobless lawyers, plan B includes good works
- By: CNN
- 03/17/2009
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As interest rates sink, so do the fortunes of embattled, IOLTA-funded legal services
- By: National Law Journal
- 03/17/2009
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Op-Ed: Unshackling legal aid
- By: Washington Post
- 03/17/2009
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Announcement of 2010-2012 ABA Section of Taxation public service fellowship program
- By: American Bar Association
- 03/16/2009
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Former State Bar President Will Be Counsel to President Obama
- By: Daily Journal
- 03/16/2009
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LSC Receives $40 Million Increase for FY 2009
- By: LSC
- 03/12/2009
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Federal courts react to tide of pro se litigants
- By: National Law Journal
- 03/09/2009
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CA Could Receive More Than $50 Billion From Federal Recovery Package
- By: California Budget Project
- 03/09/2009
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Economic downturn cripples legal services IOLTA funding
- By: California Bar Journal
- 03/06/2009
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2009 Equal Justice Conference registration open
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 03/06/2009
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Assemblyman Introduces Civil Gideon Bill
- By: The Recorder
- 03/05/2009
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Practising Law Institute (PLI) Offers Scholarships for Attorneys in Transition and Unemployed Attorneys
- By: Practising Law Institute
- 03/05/2009
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PLI Scholarships for Attorneys in Transition
- By: Practising Law Institute
- 03/03/2009
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E-File System Returns Millions to Low-Income Tax Filers
- By: LSC
- 03/03/2009
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House Votes to Increase LSC’s Budget by $40 Million
- By: LSC
- 02/27/2009
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Free MCLE - Practising Law Insitute Live Webcast- Unbundling 101
- By: Practising Law Institute
- 02/27/2009
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Nominations for the 2009 Benjamin Aranda III Access to Justice Award
- By: California Commission on Access to Justice
- 02/25/2009
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Simpson associates go to nonprofits for a year
- By: National Law Journal
- 02/24/2009
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Greenberg Traurig Announces 2009 Public Interest Fellows
- By: Greenberg Traurig
- 02/23/2009
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Pro Bono Publico award nominations
- By: American Bar Association
- 02/23/2009
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CBP analysis of California budget agreement
- By: California Budget Project
- 02/20/2009
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Nearly three-fourths of America's lawyers do pro bono work, according to ABA study
- By: American Bar Association
- 02/19/2009
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Nonprofits hit hard by downturn
- By: The Daily Journal
- 02/19/2009
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Latham & Watkins names four diversity scholars for 2009
- By: Latham & Watkins
- 02/19/2009
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Budgeters predict State Bar red ink
- By: California Bar Journal
- 02/11/2009
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Immigration Crackdown Overwhelms Judges
- By: National Public Radio
- 02/10/2009
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General counsel make pro bono a priority
- By: Inside Counsel
- 02/10/2009
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Proposed budget would drop 230,000 children from CalWORKs, IHSS services for 81,000
- By: California Budget Project
- 02/09/2009
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Welfare Aid Isn’t Growing as Economy Drops Off
- By: New York Times
- 02/02/2009
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Homeowners warned to avoid foreclosure scams
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 01/27/2009
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Proposals for the Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Indigent Guardianship Project
- By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
- 01/26/2009
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Online Resource Adds Information to Help Disaster Victims
- By: LSC
- 01/23/2009
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PLI training on defending subprime mortgage forclosures - Available online
- By: Practising Law Institute
- 01/23/2009
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2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Awards Nominations
- By: American Bar Association
- 01/21/2009
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Firms, GCs to Develop a 'Best Practices' List for Diversity, Work-Life Balance
- By: National Law Journal
- 01/21/2009
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Interest Rate Drop Has Dire Results for Legal Aid
- By: New York Times
- 01/20/2009
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Martin Luther King Day of Service - America's Legal Profession Called to Action!
- By: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc
- 01/16/2009
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New ABA resources on guardianship jurisdiction and its connection to elder abuse
- By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
- 01/16/2009
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ABA initiatives help to bolster pro bono efforts by lawyers around the world
- By: ABA Journal
- 01/13/2009
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Demand for legal-aid services rises as funding falls
- By: Riverside Press Enterprise
- 01/11/2009
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Economic Downturn Sends IOLTA Funding Into Free Fall
- By: LSC
- 01/09/2009
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Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 01/08/2009
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Pro Bono Hours Go Up in Down Economy
- By: The American Lawyer
- 01/06/2009
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Pro Bono Increasingly Seen as an Investment, Not a Cost
- By: The National Law Journal
- 01/06/2009
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Third round of HOPE II funding approved
- By: American Bar Association
- 01/06/2009
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Settlement opens up amnesty for tens of thousands of immigrants
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 01/05/2009
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Lawyers Sought to Help in Maryland Foreclosure Cases
- By: Washington Post
- 01/05/2009
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Governor Releases 2009-10 Budget Proposals
- By: California Budget Project
- 01/05/2009
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