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January 7, 2014
The December 2013 edition of the Senior Health News, is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP). Effective January 2014, PHLP will combine Health Law PA News and Senior Health News into a single monthly publication titled Health Law PA News. The combined newsletter will
December 23, 2013
The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics will be presenting a free webinar entitled, Bed Bugs: Legal Remedies and Limitations to Eliminating a Community Health Problem, on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern. Bed bugs are a serious community health problem that affects
December 23, 2013
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is proud to announce the recipients of its 2014 Excellence Awards. The list includes a variety of civil legal aid professionals and friends of civil legal aid across Pennsylvania who are being recognized for their efforts in support of the clients served by the
December 19, 2013
Governor Tom Corbett has signed into law ten bills that put Pennsylvania’s children first by making significant improvements to the state’s child protection laws. The new laws follow the recommendations from a November 2012 report by the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection, established
December 3, 2013
The November edition of the Health Law PA News, a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, is now available. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org.
December 2, 2013
Materials from two recent Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Training events, a webinar entitled What the Public Interest Lawyer Should Know about Employment Law and the 2013 PA Legal Aid Network Housing Law Training , are now available on the PLAN website.
November 26, 2013
A webinar entitled Beyond Online Intake: Looking at Triage and Expert Systems will be offered for legal aid and pro bono program staff as part of the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project/Pro Bono Net Community Training Series on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm Eastern. Online
November 21, 2013
The 2014 Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference will be held on January 15-17, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida. LSC’s TIG Conference is the only national event focused exclusively on the use of technology in the legal aid community. The conference provides a unique

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