NLADA and TimeBanks USA are seeking nominations of client advocates for the 2018 Client Contribution Awards in honor of the tremendous strides clients have made in addressing injustice in their communities and in in supporting legal aid efforts around the country. TimeBanks USA joins with the Client

The Clearinghouse Community, part of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, will be holding the August 2018 episode of the Advocacy Exchange webcast, Fighting Wage Theft with the Witness in Your Pocket, on Friday, September 7, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern. The Advocacy Exchange

Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced five new Compassionate Allowance conditions: Fibrolamellar Cancer, Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS), Megalencephaly Capillary Malformation Syndrome (MCAP), Superficial Siderosis of the

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the July/August 2018 edition of Health Law PA News, a free newsletter containing the latest news relating to Health Law in Pennsylvania. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP eNews, which links to the Health Law PA News on the PHLP website at www

The Clearinghouse Community, part of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, will be holding the August 2018 episode of the Advocacy Exchange webcast, How Lawyers & Clients Can Work with the Media—Even at an LSC Program, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern. The

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that 15 legal aid organizations will receive Pro Bono Innovation Grants to expand pro bono legal services for low-income clients. The funded projects will engage pro bono lawyers and other volunteers to better meet the civil legal needs of low

Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania took an important step to protect Pennsylvanians living in deep poverty because of serious disability, domestic violence, or other factors that prevent them from working. By a decision of 7 to 0, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania found that Act 80 of 2012 was

The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Youth Justice Project of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS). CLS’s Youth Justice Project (YJP) seeks to transform the way legal services are provided to vulnerable youth ages 16-24 who face significant