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August 7, 2024

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October 24, 2024

Talk Justice: Episode 93

Experts discuss the professionalization of pro bono legal services on Talk Justice. Pro bono work is often thought of as a side project that lawyers perform, but legal aid organizations that can rely on full-time staff have increased opportunities to expand services and provide more intensive client service through pro bono. A growing number of people and firms are making pro bono their full-time occupations and bringing professionalism to this area of legal practice.
October 22, 2024

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: The Benefits of Professionalizing Pro Bono

Experts discuss the professionalization of pro bono legal services on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast. Host Lee Rawles is joined by Sandhya Kidd, program counsel for pro bono innovation at LSC, and Kathryn Eidmann, president and CEO of Public Counsel, a nonprofit public interest law firm founded on a pro bono service model.
October 08, 2024

Talk Justice: Episode 92

Legal aid directors from Minnesota and Arkansas discuss their multi-faceted efforts to attract and retain high-quality attorneys and other staff on Talk Justice. It’s no secret that legal aid does not lead to the highest potential salaries in the profession. While legal aid has much to offer in terms of opportunities for high-impact, rewarding work, program directors must be creative to attract and retain staff with their limited resources.
September 24, 2024

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Lawyers’ Role in the Making and Undoing of the A2J Crisis

Legal experts discuss their research into civil legal services and initiatives for addressing the access to justice crisis on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Host Cat Moon is joined by Nora Freeman Engstrom, the Ernest W. McFarland professor of law at Stanford Law School, and David Freeman Engstrom, the LSVF professor of law at Stanford Law School. Together, they serve as co-directors of Stanford’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession.
September 24, 2024

Talk Justice: Episode 91

Legal experts discuss their research into civil legal services and initiatives for addressing the access to justice crisis. Stanford’s Rhode Center is partnering with the Legal Design Lab and the Superior Court of Los Angeles County to collaboratively research, design and implement innovative, evidence-based approaches to improve access to justice for court users. Also, a look into the history of auto clubs shows how UPL has evolved.
September 12, 2024

LSC to Host Access to Justice Forum at Stanford Law School

Leaders of the California legal, business and academic communities will join the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary year at an Access to Justice Forum to be held on Tuesday, September 17 at Stanford Law School.
September 10, 2024

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Do Existing Legal Ethics Rules Cover AI?

Dean Andrew Perlman of Suffolk Law School joins host Cat Moon for a discussion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and legal ethics on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Perlman authored an article in February of this year, “The Legal Ethics of Generative AI,” which describes how lawyers can use generative AI while satisfying their ethical obligations.