New York University School of Law and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) are have announced the selection of Renee Hatcher as the first Helaine Barnett Summer Fellow at the Corporation's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hatcher brings a demonstrated interest in public interest law and

LSC Updates reports that the deadline to participate in the National Association for Law Placement’s (NALP) 2010 Public Sector and Public Interest Salary Survey has been extended to March 19. The biannual survey collects important data on attorney salaries, benefits packages and loan repayment

Equal Justice Works is hosting a free webinar in its Student Debt Relief series entitled Getting Your Student Loans Forgiven: How government and nonprofit employees can earn public service loan forgiveness on March 31 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern.

The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau is preparing to develop a Supplemental Poverty Measure that will use the best new data and methodologies to obtain an improved understanding of the economic well-being of American families and of how federal policies affect those living in poverty. The

Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that Pennsylvania will use nearly $10 million in federal grant funds to improve the quality of health care for children while reducing the cost of services through the use of pediatric electronic health records.

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the number of disability hearings pending stands at 697,437 cases -- the lowest level since June 2005 and down more than 71,000 cases since December 2008, when the trend of month-by-month reductions began. In addition, the

A new court form designed for people filing civil actions is being introduced by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to enhance the flow and analysis of the thousands of cases processed annually by the Courts of Common Pleas.

Article from The Hill's Congress Blog advocating for Congress to reauthorize and revitilize the Legal Services Corporation by authorizing a federal funding level of $750 million (as compared to the current level of just $420 million) while eliminating several outdated federal restrictions that