Legal aid service is essentially the act of providing free legal assistance and in certain cases court representation as well, to people in the low income range who are unable to pay for any legal charges and living within a specified area The government Read More...
The amount of taxpayer money going to legal aid providers jumped 19% in the year to June 30, new figures from the Legal Services Agency reveal. The Legal Services Agency paid $161.7 million (GST exclusive) to legal aid providers, in the year, up from $136 million last year. About 67,000 people accessed legal services from about 89,000 legal aid grants, a 5% increase on the previous year. In ...
After 36 years with the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, this Harvard graduate can think of no better place to have spent her legal career.