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2. National Legal Aid & Defender Association - Wikipedia

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   However, this law did not specifically provide for legal services and it took many years and attempts to finally devise a federal construct to support legal aid for the low-income community. After years of research and advocacy, the Legal Services Corporation Act was enacted in 1974 by President Richard Nixon. This program flourished and has ...

3. Oregon's first licensed paralegals will provide family and ...

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   Ten licensed paralegals were sworn into the Oregon State Bar on Friday in one of the first programs of its kind, to provide legal help in family law or landlord-tenant matters, two areas with the ...

4. Legal aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Legal aid for civil cases is currently provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics, who often have "legal aid" or "legal services" in their names. Public interest practice emerged from the goal of promoting access to equal justice for the poor and this was inspired from the legal services disparity amongst ...

5. Oregon State Bar - Wikipedia

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   In October 1912, Associated Charities organized a legal aid committee to provide confidential volunteer legal advice to people in financial distress. [118] Well-known Portland lawyer C. Henri Labbe was the vice-president. [118] In 1945, the Oregon State Bar had a legal aid committee to provide legal services to veterans who could not afford ...

6. More than 6,500 immigrants have gotten free legal counsel ...

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   More than 6,500 immigrants in Oregon have received free legal counsel in the two years since the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1543 and established Equity Corps of Oregon, a statewide universal ...

7. Meet Our Mid-Valley: This judge works to make justice court ...

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   This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Justice of the Peace Justin Kidd keeps a bowl of rings handy in his courtroom ...

8. Legal Services Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a publicly funded, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established by the United States Congress.It seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing funding for civil legal aid to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it.

9. Law collective - Wikipedia

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   A law collective is a non-hierarchical organization which provides legal aid to a community or communities in need. [1] [2] Such work ranges from traditional criminal defense, to advocacy on behalf of immigrants, to legal support at large and small protests, to "Know Your Rights" and other law-related workshops.