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Belmont College of Law Virtual Legal Advice Clinic 10/30


As Celebrate Pro Bono month comes to a close, Belmont University College of Law hosts its first Virtual Legal Advice Clinic. Using Online TN Justice, the country's first email based legal clinic, volunteer attorneys will help law students answer civ...

LAS Awards Bob Sullivan Service Award to Music Row Producer Kyle Lehning


Music Row Producer Kyle Lehning to Receive Bob Sullivan Service Award From Legal Aid Society WHAT: Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberland’s fifth annual Bob Sullivan Memorial Breakfast WHY: ...

Memphis' Law School Hosts Virtual Legal Advice Clinic


Memphis (October 23, 2014) - The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law hosted their first Virtual Legal Advice Clinic. Attorneys who are registered volunteers with the Online TN Justice site worked with law students to answer vulnera...

LAET Receives $500,000 DOJ Grant


KNOXVILLE – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has received a $500,000, three-year grant to expand assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and human trafficking. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Depar...

Roundtable Discussion: Representing Children with Pro Bono Lawyers


Sweet Child O' Mine: Representing Children with Pro Bono Lawyers Presented by the Access to Justice and Children's Rights Litigation Committees Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. Eastern Lots of volunteer attorneys want to ded...

JFON Seeks Executive Director


Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) Seeks an Executive Director Qualifications: Required Bachelor’s degree, prefer Master’s degree or equivalent experience Commitment to JFON’s mission and the immigrants it serves Demonstrated success in...

LGBT Cultural Competency CLE - November 17th


The National Center for Lesbian Rights, California Rural Legal Assistance and the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services present a: TRAIN the TRAINER CLE on LGBT Cultural Competency for Law Firms Date/Time/Location DATE: Monday, November...

Online TN Justice Introduction Video


The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services' Program Online TN Justice was a 2014 Finalist for the Frist Awards of Achievement: Team Building. As an award finalist, a short video was created about Online TN Justice by Earnhardt Films. The video can be ...

TN Launches 'Law School Virtual Legal Advice Clinic' Project


Knoxville, Tenn. (September 29, 2014) –The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is partnering with Tennessee law schools to launch 'Law School Virtual Legal Advice Clinics'. Law students across Tennessee will join experienced attorneys to pro...

LAET Office to Re-open in Cleveland


CLEVELAND – Legal Aid of East Tennessee will celebrate the GRAND REOPENING of its Bradley County office Thursday, September 18 at Noon. The new office is located at 166 North Ocoee, directly across from the Bradley County Courthouse. “In 2010, LA...