Originally published by NYS Office of Victim Services New York, NY (October 1, 2018) – The New York State Office of Victim Services today announced a new website connecting crime victims with information and free civil legal assistance is being piloted in three Western New York counties, allowing victims to learn about their rights and… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Access to Justice
Join us June 5th for “Achieving 100% Access” with Honorable Jonathan Lippman
Posted in Legal Services, PLI, Pro Bono, Staff News, Technology, WebinarPro Bono Net is teaming up with the Practising Law Institute to bring you a discussion about the access to justice movement and the role of pro bono in closing the gap with Honorable Jonathan Lippman and Pro Bono Net’s Executive Director, Mark O’Brien. Register now for this FREE presentation. Achieving 100% Access: A Conversation with… Continue Reading
Pro Bono Net at the 2017 NLADA Conference next week
Posted in Announcements, Conferences, Legal Services, Staff News, TechnologySeveral Pro Bono Net staff members will be presenting at multiple sessions on a variety of equal justice issues at the 2017 NLADA Annual Conference, December 6th-9th. NLADA brings together more than 700 equal justice advocates each year to participate in substantive workshops on topics critical to helping effectively meet the legal needs of low-income… Continue Reading
Join us in Celebrating #GivingTuesday November 28th!
Posted in Announcements, Launch, Social Media, TechnologyAfter two days of retail shopping for bargains – Black Friday and Cyber Monday –#GivingTuesday is a day for giving back. All over the country, and indeed the world, people are embracing this day as an opportunity to raise money for the good of the wider community. Pro Bono Net is using our #GivingTuesday Celebration… Continue Reading
Law School Access to Justice Conference NY 2016: A First Timer Perspective
Posted in Conferences, Pro Bono, Staff News, TechnologyThis weekend as we celebrate our Independence Day, we should remember that our country was founded on the principles of freedom and justice. However, for millions of Americans access to justice is still beyond reach. Pro Bono Net seeks to increase access to justice through innovative technology solutions and expertise in building and mobilizing justice… Continue Reading
Connecting with Our Community: A Conversation with PBN Board Member and Director of Global Technology at Debevoise & Plimpton, Karen S. Levy
Posted in Legal Services, Pro Bono, Staff News, Technology, UncategorizedKaren S. Levy, Director of Global Technology at Debevoise & Plimpton, joined the Pro Bono Net Board to help advance our mission of leveraging technology to provide access to effective legal services. Prior to her leadership position at Debevoise, Karen held senior technology roles Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Edwards Wildman Palmer. She has also… Continue Reading
Reflecting on 15 years: An interview with Liz Keith
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyThis year, Pro Bono Net celebrated our 15th Anniversary. As we reflect back on the past 15 years, we caught up with a few individuals who were critical to our early growth and development. Below is an interview with Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net Program Director. Pro Bono Net: Tell us about your time and… Continue Reading
Reflecting on 15 years: An interview with Michael Cooper
Posted in Legal Services, Pro BonoThis year, Pro Bono Net celebrated our 15th Anniversary. As we reflect back on the past 15 years, we caught up with a few individuals who were critical to our early growth and development. Below is an interview with Michael Cooper, Pro Bono Net Founding Board Chair. His understanding of the justice gap and support… Continue Reading
PBN & JASA Collaborate on Innovative App to Help the Homebound
Posted in Courts, Launch, Legal Services, TechnologyEarlier this year, Pro Bono Net partnered with JASA of Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens to develop a new web app that enables social workers to perform quick legal screenings for homebound and disabled seniors. JASA assists many at risk Queens seniors with their emergency issues, in particular housing, consumer debt, and elder… Continue Reading
LawHelp Interactive is Making a Big Difference for Domestic Violence Survivors
Posted in Legal Services, Libraries, TechnologyThere are over 4,000 online forms on LawHelp Interactive, the largest national online document assembly platform designed specifically to meet the needs of low-income communities and the legal aid providers that serve them. Forms are available in various areas of law and for a range of audiences. By and large, family law is the area… Continue Reading
LSNTAP/PBN Webinar: Innovations in Technology-enabled Pro Bono
Posted in Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Immigration, Legal Services, Libraries, Pro Bono, Technology, WebinarIn honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Pro Bono Net and LSNTAP partnered to produce a pre-Celebrate Pro Bono Week webinar on innovations in technology-enabled pro bono. Moderated by Adam Friedl of Pro Bono Net, the webinar presented examples of new innovations in technology to support pro bono, as well as tips on how… Continue Reading
PBN Attends PLI’s Supreme Court Review
Posted in Conferences, Legal Services, PLI, Pro BonoAt the end of July, my colleague Adam Friedl and I attended the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) 16thAnnual Supreme Court Review. We want to thank PLI, a Pro Bono Net Bronze Sponsor since 2011, for inviting us (again) to the always-fascinating event. The daylong session kicked off with the themes and key decisions of the… Continue Reading
LSNTAP/PBN Webinar: The “whats” and the “whys” of Online Intake
Posted in Legal Services, Technology, WebinarThis past August, Pro Bono Net partnered with LSNTAP to produce a webinar on online intake in legal aid. Moderated by Claudia Johnson of Pro Bono Net, the webinar reviewed online intake, what it is and how it fits in the delivery of legal services continuum, in addition to sharing two different program model implementations…. Continue Reading
Goodbye Jon!
Posted in Legal Services, Staff News, Superstorm Sandy, Technology, Website LaunchLast week, Jon Weinberg, the Pro Bono Net and Montana Legal Services Association 2014 AmeriCorps VISTA, completed his year of service. Before he left, we asked Jon a few questions about the past year and what’s next for him. We’ll miss him and we hope you join us in thanking him for his tremendous work… Continue Reading
Is the LawHelp Interactive Rebuild essentially a Wedding?
Posted in Courts, Legal Services, TechnologyLawHelp Interactive (LHI) is a Pro Bono Net program that helps poverty law and court access-to-justice programs implement online document assembly projects. Blue Ridge Legal Services and Pro Bono Net are rebuilding the technical infrastructure of LHI to make sure that it remains a sustainable, scalable national solution for the extensive development and use of… Continue Reading
OlmsteadRights Site Launches to Educate All
Posted in Launch, Legal ServicesPro Bono Net recently partnered on a new site – www.olmsteadrights.org – that will inform a wide audience about the Olmstead decision and provide resources and information for self-advocates, family and friends of people with disabilities, and legal advocates alike. The project was spearheaded by Atlanta Legal Aid Society, in partnership with the Legal Services… Continue Reading
Innovation in Pro Bono: Squire Patton Boggs’ Public Service Initiative
Posted in Pro BonoIn the fall of 2009, Squire Sanders (which became Squire Patton Boggs on June 1 through a combination with Patton Boggs) launched the Public Service Initiative (PSI), a new model of pro bono delivery that enables the firm to 1) devote more time and resources to taking on complex cases and 2) assist pro bono… Continue Reading
PBN and IAN Attend the Inaugural New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium Conference
Posted in Conferences, Immigration, Pro Bono, TechnologyOn June 9th Pro Bono Net Executive Director Mark O’Brien and Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) Director Matthew Burnett participated in the inaugural conference of the New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium. Close to three hundred immigration advocates, legal service providers, government officials, and community members joined together to discuss how to better coordinate legal support for… Continue Reading
Practises in Pro Bono: A report on PLI’s Limited Scope Training
Posted in Courts, Legal Services, PLI, Pro BonoCertain features of the American legal tradition are so fundamental as to be virtually sacrosanct: the adversarial system, attorney-client privilege, and pounding on the table to make a forceful point. Some basic assumptions underlie this model, including that lawyers provide litigants with beginning-to-end “full representation” in a case. To do otherwise has long been considered… Continue Reading
Innovation in Collaboration: Call for Justice & United Way 2-1-1
Posted in Legal Services, TechnologyA recent partnership in Minnesota crystalizes the power of collaboration and technology to increase access to justice and provide Americans with the legal advice they so desperately need. The partnership began thanks to a lucky happenstance. One of the leading attorneys at the Hennepin Bar Association was also a board member at United Way , and… Continue Reading
Speaking with the Master Part V: Where to Now?
Posted in Courts, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyAbout the Series Richard Zorza, one of the founders and leaders of the access to justice (ATJ) movement, recently received the American Bar Association’s 2014 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access’ Lifetime Achievement Honor for decades of work on behalf of self-represented litigants. Not to be outdone, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of… Continue Reading
LSI and PBN: Creating Access with Sponsorships
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyWhenever I present on language access issues there is always a question of how to provide information to website users who have limited English proficiency (LEP). Because my focus is providing support for the LawHelp.org community, these discussions may range from how best to present information to making content mobile accessible to reaching out to… Continue Reading
Speaking with the Master Part IV: Richard’s Reflections
Posted in Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyAbout the Series Richard Zorza, one of the founders and leaders of the access to justice (ATJ) movement, recently received the American Bar Association’s 2014 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access’ Lifetime Achievement Honor for decades of work on behalf of self-represented litigants. Not to be outdone, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of… Continue Reading
EJW Guest Post: Don’t Delay: Apply to AmeriCorps JD and Receive Funding for Your Service NOW!
Posted in Legal Services, Military/Veterans, Pro BonoWe are pleased to highlight Equal Justice Works’ campaign to recruit applicants for the AmeriCorps JD program. A guest post with application instructions (apply by May 2nd!) and a brief description of the program is below, along with a testimonial from L.G Corder, a US Army Veteran and Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow. Law students: are… Continue Reading