Category Archives: Pro Bono

National Call on Justice Corps Leads the Way for Possible Multi-State Application

Posted on October 24, 2011 by richardzorza

Last Thursday, the promised national call on Justice Corps took place. Eleven states were there, interested in leveraging California’s brilliant idea and the Corporation for National and Community Service’s vision of students working for service and change into a national … Continue reading →

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Conference Call on Spreading the Justice Corps Model Concept

Posted on October 13, 2011 by richardzorza

As you know, I am a huge advocate of the Justice Corps model.  The core idea is to bring college students into the access to justice movement through the AmeriCorps model. I think it can be really transformative. On October … Continue reading →

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White House Champions of Change Event October 13 — Video Now Available

Posted on October 7, 2011 by richardzorza

Update: the video of the event is now on the White House site.  Expect blog entries there on law school follow up. _____________________________________________________________ I understand that the White House is planning a “Champions of Change” event, celebrating leaders in the … Continue reading →

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Esther Lardent Calls for Triage, Simplification and Trained Non-Lawyer Assistance

Posted on September 15, 2011 by richardzorza

Ester Lardent is one the most thoughtful pro bono (and indeed access) leaders. It is very encouraging to see her endorse triage and simplification in a recent opinion piece in the National Law Journal and available on Law.com.  Triage and … Continue reading →

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LSC Improves Data Gathering

Posted on August 12, 2011 by richardzorza

In a move that should enhance its ability to make the case for the effectiveness and impact of its funding, LSC has announced several changes to its grantee reporting.  The highlights: Grantees will be required to report total numbers of … Continue reading →

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First Reports of Survey of Federal Court Self-Represented Litigation Services

Posted on July 22, 2011 by richardzorza

As the Federal Court blog puts it: “The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) asked the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to survey chief district judges and clerks of court on the assistance their district courts provide … Continue reading →

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Great New Jane Austen “Quote” in Article on Vermont Access Coalition Activities

Posted on July 19, 2011 by richardzorza

Justice Denise Johnson sits on the Vermont Supreme Court and Chairs the state Access to Justice Coalition. She has written a fine article in the Vermont Bar Journal, about that Coalition’s admirable and comprehensive activities.  Well worth a read for … Continue reading →

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LSC’s Sandman on Innovative Pro Bono Ideas Including Technology

Posted on July 18, 2011 by richardzorza

The Pro Bono Institute has posted a nice video on YouTube of LSC President Jim Sandman talking about pro bono. Particularly useful are his suggestions (which should carry a lot of weight with managing partners at large firms — after … 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 richardzorza

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 →

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NewsMaker Interview: CJ Lippman on New York Foreclosure Settlement Representation Project

Posted on April 4, 2011 by richardzorza

This blog is proud to present our second NewsMaker Interview, which is with Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of New York.  It focuses on the recently announced Foreclosure Settlement Representation Project.  C.J. Lippman has long been a national leader in access … Continue reading →

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Impact on Outcomes of Participation by Interns/Residents in Surgery — Thinking About Students in Access Services

Posted on March 25, 2011 by richardzorza

Fascinating NYT piece about research into whether having doctors in training — interns or residents — participate in surgery impacts outcomes.  This is a big study and the results paint just the kind of complicated picture that gets you thinking. … Continue reading →

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Missouri Supreme Court Judge’s Tool Kit on Pro Bono — Perspectives on Court Use of Pro Bono

Posted on March 16, 2011 by richardzorza

A useful tool and model on pro bono for judges from the Missouri Supreme Court. Here is an introductory letter from a Judge on the Court, Mary R. Russell, together with the Toolkit Topics include: A summary of the research … Continue reading →

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Project Gets Pro Bono Award for Website with Full Records of Actual Innocnce Cases

Posted on February 14, 2011 by richardzorza

The law firm of Winston & Strawn recently got the Law Technology News (LTN) Award for the Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Pro Bono Project. for its web project, InnocencRecord.org, which works with the Innocence Project to post … Continue reading →

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LSC TIG Request for Letters of Intent

Posted on February 10, 2011 by richardzorza

The LSC TIG request for Letters of Intent is now out.  The Letters of Intent (LOI) are due Monday March 7, 2011.  This Wed Feb 16 webinar (update — now available here) on the process would be particularly helpful for … Continue reading →

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Important Webinar on Debt Collection and Arbitration Resources for Pro Se and Pro Bono Cases — And a Thought on Why Advocacy and Access are Important for the Health of the Economy

Posted on January 28, 2011 by richardzorza

Important online training on Debt Collection and Arbitration Resources for Pro Se and Pro Bono Cases. The listing explains it perfectly: Under a Technology Initiative Grant from LSC, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, in consultation with The National Consumer Law Center, … Continue reading →

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