Lawyers across US urged to give more free services
A boom in the number of people representing themselves in
the nation's civil courts has prompted new calls for the country's lawyers to
offer more free legal services.
State judicial officials and advocates for the poor have
launched efforts to increase pro bono work.
Legal Services Corp., the nation's largest funder of
civil legal aid for the poor, is set to release recommendations next month on
how to increase free legal services. The group has seen its federal funding cut
17 percent over the past two years.
States have taken action to deal with self-presented
parties. New York, for example, will become the first state in the country to
require lawyers to do pro bono work as a prerequisite for obtaining a law
license starting next year.
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