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West TN Legal Services Seeks Executive Director

June 09, 2015

West Tennessee Legal Services (WTLS) seeks an Executive Director who possesses a vision and demonstrated passion for serving and advocating for the poor and other vulnerable populations.    WTLS is a non-profit community-based prov...

Registration Open for TALS' Conference - Equal Justice University

June 09, 2015

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service (TALS) has opened registration for its 2015 Equal Justice University (EJU) conference. This annual conference brings Tennessee's equal justice community together for high quality CLE featuring local and nation...

Memphis' CLC Seeks Executive Director

June 08, 2015

Community Legal Center, a 20 year old non-profit located in Memphis, Tennessee, has an opening for an Executive Director. This person is responsible for managing an agency with four distinct legal service programs and a staff of eight. Licensed attor...

LAET's O'Donnell in the News for Housing Work

June 03, 2015

Legal Aid of East Tennessee's (Chattanooga) Attorney Emily O'Donnell was included in a News Channel 9 broadcast about the legal clinic she was holding for tenants of a Chattanooga housing complex that are dealing with a bed-bug investation. The resid...

TALS hosts Special Ed Law CLE - June 12th

June 01, 2015

The Basics of How to Handle a Special Education Case Training Agenda: 10:00 – 11:00 – Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): this presentation will highlight what an IEP is, what must be addressed in each IEP as outlined in the I.D.E.A., how...

TALS hosts Health & Benefits Law CLE, June 5th

June 01, 2015

TALS Health & Benefits Task Force is hosting a CLE on Friday, June 5, 2015 from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm CST at TALS Office - 50 Vantage Way, Suite 250, Nashville, TN 37228. The CLE will be worth 4hrs. GEN credit. Click here to register. AGENDA &n...

Metro Human Relations Commission Seeks Professional Specialist

June 01, 2015

METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY Department of Human Resources Invites Applications For The Position Of: Professional Specialist #E An Equal Opportunity Employer Must Apply on line at: www.nashville.gov Open Competiti...

LAS Launches Elder Law Program

May 26, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 26, 2015—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today it has received a $40,000 grant from The Memorial Foundation to launch an Elder Law Program in parts of ...

TN Long-Term Care Ombudsman hosts Advocacy Skills Training

May 18, 2015

The Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman Office, in conjunction with The National Consumer Voice, is offering a FREE state-based, in-person advocacy skills training session on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 9:30amCT-4:30pmCT at the Holiday Inn Express i...