We are pleased to highlight the Equal Justice Works campaign for increased law student pro bono participation. A brief summary of the campaign and how you can support it is below and is followed by an interview with Tyler Levsen, a law student and advocate for law student pro bono service. This month, law students are… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Exit Interview: Patrick Reynolds (We’ll miss you Patrick!)
Posted in Legal Services, Staff NewsLast week, Patrick Reynolds, the Pro Bono Net and Montana Legal Services Association 2013 AmeriCorps VISTA, wrapped up his year of service. We conducted an interview with him to reflect on his experience and learn more about what’s next for Patrick. Join us in thanking Patrick for his hard work on behalf of the Access… Continue Reading
MLK Day: A Day of (and a learned perspective on) Service
Posted in Superstorm SandyAs an AmeriCorps VISTA member, I work on projects designed to increase the capacity of attorneys and advocates who provide disaster legal assistance. Thus, with few exceptions, I work more with attorneys and advocates than with the disaster victims themselves. On the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service organized by the Corporation for National… Continue Reading
LSNTAP Webinar: Beyond Online Intake: Looking at Triage and Expert Systems Webinar Summary
Posted in Legal Services, Pro Bono, Technology, WebinarPatrick Reynolds, the 2013 Pro Bono Net and Montana Legal Services Association 2013 AmeriCorps VISTA, reports on the December 4th, 2013 LSNTAP webinar on the use of technology to help unrepresented litigants. More of Patrick’s posts are available here. The last LSNTAP webinar of 2013 – the Beyond Online Intake on Wednesday, December 4th -highlighted a number of projects relating… Continue Reading
We’re Going To TIG
Posted in Conferences, TechnologyThis year’s Technology Initiative Grant’s annual conference is slated for next week, January 15th through the 17th in Jacksonville, Florida. This is the only national conference to focus specifically on technology in nonprofit legal service environments. This year’s conference highlights online intake and triage, support for self-represented litigants as well as data analysis and visualization…. Continue Reading