This fall, Pro Bono Net is producing four national training webinars for public and public law librarians about free, online resources for people with legal needs. The Libraries and Access to Justice Webinar Series kicks off this Thursday, Sept. 13, with an overview of the legal information needs among low-income Americans and why libraries are
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Q&A with NJP’s Sue Encherman & Daniel Ediger, Educating the Public via Video
By Pro Bono Net on
Posted in Legal Services, Technology
The Northwest Justice Project (NJP) is charged with creating a series of instructive videos for WashingtonLawHelp.org through the federal Communities Connect Network Project (part of the Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) which aims to increase access to technology and improve legal literacy for unrepresented Washingtonians. NJP recently released its 8th video, on Public…
Have you seen LawHelp lately?
By Liz Keith on
Posted in Legal Services, Technology
This spring, Pro Bono Net is rolling out a new LawHelp platform to our justice community partners in 27 states. Originally developed in 2001 with funding from the Legal Services Corporation, the Open Society Institute and others, the network of LawHelp nonprofit legal information portals has become a significant part of legal services delivery in…