The Self-Represented Litigation Network is hosting a preconference day at the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The agenda will include a report on the Library Initiative which involves efforts the Self-Represented Litigation Network has been

Article from Citizen's Voice outlining the efforts of Community Legal Services to restore the recently implemented reduction to State Supplemental Payments received by federal Supplemental Security Income benefit recipients.

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.

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.

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

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federal funding level of $750 million (as compared to the current level of just $420 million) while eliminating several outdated federal restrictions that