By Sterling WilliamsThroughout my legal career as a corporate attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions — specifically private equity and independent sponsor deals — I have had the privilege of engaging in pro bono work for nonprofit organizations. Guiding these entities in establishing their non-profit statuses and facilitating their registrations with the appropriate local jurisdictions has been instrumental in enabling
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A Conversation with Laura Klein
By Kristen SondayPaladin Co-Founder Kristen Sonday asks DOJ Pro Bono Program Manager Laura Klein about the value of pro bono work for both attorneys and clients, the government’s pro bono program and more.Tell us about the Federal Government’s pro bono program? How did it get started?As early as the 1970’s, efforts have been made to encourage federal government…
LSC’s Rural Summer Legal Corps: Hana’s Story
by Liani BalasuriyaEvery year dozens of law students spend their summers helping rural communities through fellowships with the Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC). Last summer, Hana Muslic was one of them, joining the staff at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. Hana’s personal experience as a Bosnian refugee who received public assistance made her a…
Ban on Legal Innovation Can Mean Life or Death
By Dorna MoiniAs a pro bono attorney, I sat on a bench in a California courthouse beside a woman covering a bruise under her gauzy pashmina. Andrea told me that she had dragged her two young children across town because she knew this was her two-hour window, once a week, to get free legal assistance from…
On the DoNotPay and AI Lawyer Experiment
By Kristen SondayOriginally published on Kristen Sonday’s Medium page.Building and scaling justice technology is a responsibility I hold very dear. Especially for justice tech founders like Cami Lopez of PeopleClerk, Sonja Ebron of Courtroom5, Devshi Mehrota and Leslie Jones-Dove of JusticeText, and me, all of whom come from communities directly impacted by the…
A Human Rights Approach to Justice Technology
By Jason TasheaFor the last few years, I’ve worked as a consultant for the World Bank researching the role technology plays in justice. It has been a wonderful experience that has allowed me to explore new projects and approaches to justice technology from around the world. It has also been an opportunity to explore how…
The True Value of Access to Justice
By Eric G. OsborneWe often say that each dollar spent on legal aid saves taxpayers three to four dollars, but it may not be immediately obvious to many people how free civil legal services ultimately saves money. Today, I want to share the story of a client that I think helps illustrate this. This story is…
Understanding The Justice Gap
By Kevin GolembiewskiThe law is a language. Pleading, cause of action, discovery, hearsay, res judicata, statute of limitations, civil procedure. To understand and protect your legal rights, you must learn this language and the complex rules that govern it. Or you must find an interpreter — that is, a lawyer. No different than if you were in…
Understanding The Justice Gap
By Kevin GolembiewskiThe law is a language. Pleading, cause of action, discovery, hearsay, res judicata, statute of limitations, civil procedure. To understand and protect your legal rights, you must learn this language and the complex rules that govern it. Or you must find an interpreter — that is, a lawyer. No different than if you were in…
Changing Times Call for Changing the Rules
By Shelly SkinnerAs many predicted, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp increase in legal woes. Housing matters, for example, have skyrocketed. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, over 300 new eviction cases were filed during the first week of 2022 — the highest number since the start of the pandemic. In Illinois, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid reportedly had to…