Number of Americans eligible for LSC-funded legal aid. Poverty statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Sept. 10 show that nearly 54 million Americans qualified for LSC-funded legal aid in 2008—about three million more than the year before and the largest number in LSC history. The number
The National Consumer Law Center will be holding its Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and Consumer Class Action Symposium on October 22-25, 2009 in Philadelphia at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
From: Public News Service - PA If you're part of Pennsylvania's middle class, the current recession may have hit you especially hard, according to a new report from the Keystone Research Center. Labor economist Mark Price says the federal stimulus package has helped pull the economy back from the
Nadia Hewka and Michael Hollander from the employment unit at Community Legal Services offer advice if you are denied employment because of a criminal record in this opinioin piece from the Philadelphia Daily News.
The PA Health Law Project has released the August 2009 edition of Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. The August edition is currently available on PALawHELP.org.
A special final session of "Get Help Now, Pennsylvania" will be offered in Pittsburgh on Sept. 11 - the National Day of Service and Remembrance - to provide free legal and financial help to Pennsylvanians who are struggling as a result of the national economic downturn.
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and Adobe Systems Incorporated will be holding a 1-hour webinar entitled, " Save Time, Meet Deadlines: An Overview of Acrobat 9 from a Legal Perspective" on September 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern.
