Category Archives: IOLTA

Massachussets Pioneers Economic Benefit Statement

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (state granting program) has released a 2011 Economic Benefit Statement.  Key language: The work of MLAC-funded legal aid programs substantially boosts the Commonwealth’s economy each year by bringing in tens of millions of federal dollars, … Continue reading →

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LSC Budget News — Not Good

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

NLDA Legal Aid News sends out the bad news: Last night House and Senate conferees agreed to a spending package that would fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) at $348,000,000 for FY 2012.  This figure represents a reduction in overall … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Part Two: Roles of ATJ Commissions, Pro Bono, LSC etc., and A Ten Year Vision

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

This is Part Two of our NewsMaker Interview with Wayne Moore, author of Delivering Legal Services to Low-Income People.  Part One, here, included discussion of what Wayne has learned about how a system should be built, what components it should … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Boards, Access to Justice Generally, Forms, IOLTA, Legal Aid, LSC, Metrics, Newsmaker Interview, Pro Bono, Research and Evalation, Self-Help Services, Technology, Unbundling | 2 Comments

Wayne Moore Discusses His Comprehensive Vision for Legal Aid Programs — Part One of Our NewsMaker Interview

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Wayne Moore has been an access to justice leader for almost 30 years.  Two of his greatest achievements have been helping to conceptualize and operationalize the hotline and pro bono movements.  He has now drawn upon his long experience to … Continue reading →

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Stabilizing IOLTA Funding — Long Term Strategy

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Bloomberg and others are reporting on administration proposals to reduce the burden on the states of the huge accumulated UI debt to the feds that many states are now carrying. This set me thinking about how one long term strategy … Continue reading →

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Ontario Moves on Sign Languge Interpretation in Legal Context — A Suggestion for an IOLTA Innovation Pool

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

The Law Foundation of Ontario, their IOLTA program, has what we in the  US would call an RFP out for projects dealing with Sign Language Interpretation in the legal system.  Applicants can be “from across Canada“ The grant program comes … Continue reading →

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Good News on IOLTA FDIC Fix — Passes Senate and Goes to the President for Signature

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

As reported on the Legal Times Blog, the Senate has passed the IOLTA fix, which would ensure continuing full FDIC insurance for IOLTA deposits. The legislation now goes to the President for signature. Had this not passed (and there had … Continue reading →

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