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Judicial
Council of California's "May I help you? Legal Advice vs. Legal Information:
A Resource Guide for Court Clerks"
The Judicial
Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts and the
Access and Fairness Advisory Committee published May I help you?
Legal Advice vs. Legal Information: A Resource Guide for Court Clerks
to provide instruction to court personnel on how to respond to inquiries
from self-represented litigants and the public. This manual is intended
to serve as a reference guide to help court personnel deliver appropriate
legal information but avoid inadvertently offering legal advice
to self-represented litigants.
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Rhode
Island Legal Services' "Community Legal Advocacy in School Settings"
Project
Rhode
Island Legal Services (RILS) launched the Community Legal Advocacy
in School Settings (CLASS) by introducing outreach into the Cunningham
Elementary School in Pawtucket that provides a legal component to
an existing Child Opportunity Zone program. CLASS seeks to improve
educational outcomes for children by providing parents with legal
assistance in areas that can destabilize families and to increase
the provision of legal services to the underserved Cape Verdean
community in Rhode Island.
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Washington's Hallmarks
of an Effective Statewide Civil Legal Services System
The
Washington State Access to Justice Board adopted Washington's "Hallmarks
of an Effective Statewide Civil Legal Services Delivery System"
to identify the mission and core values of Washington state's legal
services community. Washington's Hallmarks identify and explain
15 values shared by Washington's civil legal services' providers
and serve as the basis for Washington's state planning.
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Atlanta
Legal Aid Society's Health Law Project
Atlanta Legal
Aid Society (ALAS) developed a Health Law Project that delivers
legal services to low-income people suffering from severe and possibly
terminal diseases such as AIDS, Cancer, and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
The Health Law Project has four attorneys, who deliver brief services
and advice, extended representation, and offer community legal education
workshops to eligible clients.
