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October 27, 2015
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network have announced the release of 10 one-hour videos offering practical and reliable training for lawyers taking a pro bono case from your organization. These programs focus on areas of practice needed by
October 27, 2015
The Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Tom Wolf have issued official acknowleded their support of the seventh annual National Pro Bono Week which is being celebrated the last week of October, 2015 by the issuance of an official proclamation by the Governor and the passage of Resolutions in
October 13, 2015
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) has published the October 2015 edition of Health Law PA News. Health Law PA News is a newsletter published monthly by the PHLP. For more information on PHLP and for prior issues of Health Law PA News visit the PHLP website at www.phlp.org.
October 6, 2015
On Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—in conjunction with Community Legal Services of Philadelphia—is offering a free training on Your Money, Your Goals: A financial empowerment toolkit for legal aid organizations for legal aid
August 31, 2015
Registration is open for the 2015 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Conference which will take place October 1-2, 2015 at the Hilton Harrisburg Hotel. A preliminary Conference Sessions-at-a-Glance is now available on the PLAN website listing some of the many workshops that will be offered at the
August 27, 2015
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is offering a webinar training on its Your Money, Your Goals – a financial empowerment toolkit for legal aid organizations on Thursday September 10, 2015 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The modularized toolkit is designed for use by legal aid and pro bono staff to
August 26, 2015
​PLAN offers its condolences to the family and many friends of Yvette Long who passed away suddenly over the weekend. Yvette is a long-time member of the PLAN Board of Directors, as well as the Board of Directors of Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. She was deeply committed
August 25, 2015
The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law is offering a free webinar entitled Access to Affordable Housing for People with Criminal Records on Monday September 14, 2015 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.

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