Legal Services Corporation Partnering with Access to Justice Technology Fellows to Expand Program

"WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the country’s largest funder of civil legal aid programs for low-income people, announced today that it has partnered with the 2018 Access to Justice Technology Fellows (ATJ Tech Fellows) program to expand the summer fellows program, designed to equip “the next generation of future lawyers with the skills and competencies to better ensure access to justice.”

ATJ Tech Fellows, a Seattle University School of Law-affiliated fellows program, was launched in 2017 and connects law students with civil legal services organizations for an immersive, 10-week, full-time, paid project-based placement. Students spend the summer leveraging technology, data, and design as they develop solutions to address barriers that prevent low-income Americans from receiving legal help. The fellows program also provides skills training, mentorship, advising, leadership development, and collaborative virtual teaming activities..."

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