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January 22, 2021
The American Bar Association online program ABA Free Legal Answers , which lets qualifying users ask civil legal questions to volunteer attorneys, has expanded to offer help on immigration and veterans’ questions. The new service started this month at abafederal.freelegalanswers.org . The project
January 22, 2021
Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, and Community Legal Services on February 2, 2021, from 12:00-1:00 pm for an update on the Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) utility moratorium.
January 21, 2021
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today announced the release of DHS’ first Racial Equity Report. The report details ongoing efforts underway by DHS and its partners to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through this work in order to be a partner in correcting systemic
January 21, 2021
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released a research brief, the first step in a new, yearlong study on the eviction crisis in the United States. Congress directed LSC to conduct the study in the FY 2020 appropriations legislation to address concerns about the high rate of evictions in the
January 19, 2021
Today, following a nationwide search, the board of the directors of the Public Interest Law Center announced that Brenda L. Marrero will lead the organization as its next executive director. Marrero comes to the Law Center having spent her career as a public interest lawyer. After representing
January 13, 2021
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. is happy to announce that in place of the one and one-half day in-person PLAN DAP-SSI/SSDI training offered for advocates in past years, we are offering eight virtual online sessions throughout the month of February.
January 11, 2021
Bloomberg Law today announced that it is now offering complimentary access to its legal research platform to all grantees of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), supporting the delivery of high-quality, civil legal assistance in every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. Bloomberg
January 8, 2021
The Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Innovations in Technology Conference , the largest event dedicated to expanding access to justice through technological innovation, will be held virtually on January 12-14. This is LSC’s 21st annual technology conference and will feature more than 40 sessions

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