The characteristics of professionals recruited into the Legal Services Program sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity are examined in this paper. It finds that, contrary to the literature on activist professionals, Legal Services was not dominated by lawyers with elite family and educational backgrounds or with prior commitments to…

There are many different types of college and university systems in America--sometimes even within the same state. The system-level office of academic affairs in California, for example, plays a greater role in faculty appointments, promotions, and compensation than that office does in other systems. Some systems centralize legal services,…

The Japanese government passed an anti-discrimination law, the Act on the Elimination of Disability Discrimination, in June 2013 (to be enforced April 2016) and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in January 2014. Prior to ratification of the CRPD, the Japanese government had begun to construct an inclusive…

A program to provide legal services for students is described. (Author)

At the present time, there is a great need for legal services that are more available to people when and where they need them and at lower cost. The poor do not receive the legal services they need, and even with Federally funded legal services programs, probably not over 20 percent of their needs are being met. Unfortunately, the lower middle…

Discusses the role legal services play in public health care delivery in disadvantaged communities in relation to such socio-medical problems as lead poisoning, child abuse, involuntary mental commitment, and housing code violations. Recommends a legal advocacy program to ensure adequate public health care. (Author/SF)

Rapid social changes, political turmoil, and the expanded body of school legislation indicate the need for school districts to have access to competent legal services. A permanent position of school attorney is recommended to prevent legal entanglements for the school district. A school attorney would provide routine legal services, legal counsel,…

Describes the in-service training project for Australian aboriginal paralegal field officers of the Aboriginal Legal Service, organized by the Law School and Extension Service of the University of Western Australia. The project team acted as facilitators for the field officers, a participative training program design being found to be important.…

This document contains prepared statements and public testimony from the Congressional hearing on legal services for the elderly. Following opening statements by task force members, the testimony of Senator Heinz and Representatives Morrison and Wyden is given. Topics which are covered include the impact of the Legal Services Corporation proposed…

This report describes one group of nonprofit organizations that provide free civil legal assistance to qualifying low-income people. Between 1997-2001, legal services programs made significant strides in using technology to improve services. In the mid-1990s, they began using new technologies on an increasingly regular basis. However, few had…

Examines the increasingly commercial aspects of adoption services. Discusses adoption as a legal service, a social service, and a service business, noting the conflicting cultural values within and between these models. (HTH)

The modern juvenile justice system is failing our society. A literature review reveals resounding criticism of the system at all points--arrest, court processing, and incarceration. The current system does not effectively reduce recidivism, is wrought with racial disparities, operates with a minimal degree of cultural competence, violates human…

Freirean and feminist pedagogies and popular education inform the methodology of a Chilean nongovernmental organization that offers alternative legal services. (SK)

In light of recent policy debates around funding food and housing subsidies, the combined influence of these programs on housing security (HS), defined as housing without crowding or frequent moves, remains unstudied. In a multi-city study of young children, federal nutrition and housing subsidies together increased the odds of HS, whereas loss of…

To ascertain whether an influx of new lawyers would indeed depress earnings or drive marginally successful lawyers to other fields of work, this article: examines the structure of the legal-services industry, ascertains the determinants of lawyers' incomes, and attempts to predict the current and potential increases in the number of lawyers.…