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Oct 2023
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Legal Aid Struggles to Meet the Needs of...

LEGAL TALK NETWORK
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Legal aid lawyers discuss the challenges to meeting clients’ needs for domestic violence-related legal services as cases rise on LSC's “Talk Justice.” October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. LSC recently released its annual publication “By the Numbers: The Data Underlying Legal Aid Programs,” which provides national and state-level trend data. The repo ... Show More
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