Firms have an impact on women's rights issues; working in tandem with public-interest organizations, they fill a need that is only increasing
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The legal concerns of poor women have not lessened with cuts at the Legal Services Corp. Traditionally, a large percentage of the agency's clients have been poor women seeking representation in domestic relations, welfare and sex-discrimination cases. The pro bono work to be done varies from research and legislative drafting to litigation. Private sector attorneys doing any type of pro bono work must be cooperative, accessible and flexible. Pro bono projects can enable junior attorneys to gain invaluable experience, but it is important for senior people to supervise them.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Capital pro bono demand is up; funding cuts, coupled with legislative and judicial curtailment of habeas, magnify the need for pro bono death penalty attorneys
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The limitation of federal habeas corpus review and elimination of federal funding for death penalty resource centers in 20 states will negatively effect the quality and price of death penalty representation. Large firms are better able to absorb the high cost of representing a death row client and can best fill the void created by these legislative measures. Death penalty representation, like many other kinds of pro bono work, provides excellent training for young lawyers and can create a great deal of publicity for a firm.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Changes in law demand push from private bar; firms may fill the breach caused by funding cuts and restricted caseloads imposed upon the LSC
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Congress' cutbacks in legal aid funding and simultaneous transformation of existing social welfare programs will place unprecedented stress on legal aid services and require innovation in delivery of pro bono services. While some regard this as a chance to invent anew the way legal services are delivered to the poor, pro bono lawyers and legal aid professionals will have to work closely together and recognize one anothers' contributions. Existing cases denied further aid by Congress will be the most difficult.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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