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TN Supreme Court Justice Holder to Present Inaugural Access to Justice Award

July 16, 2014

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) has added the Janice M. Holder Award to it's annual Access to Justice Awards line-up. The Janice M. Holder Award is named in honor of Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice M. Holder (pictured at right...

WTLS Seeks Staff Attorney

July 08, 2014

West Tennessee Legal Services seeks staff attorney with a strong commitment to delivery of high quality civil legal assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking in rural west Tennessee. Experience directly representing domestic ...

Online TN Justice Team Finalist for Salute to Excellence Award

July 07, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 7, 2014 - The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) program Online TN Justice is a finalist for a Center for Nonprofit Management Salute to Excellence Award. Online TN Justice is one of three finalist for the First Founda...

TALS' Equal Justice University Conference Registration Now Open

July 02, 2014

Registration for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service (TALS) 2014 Equal Justice University is now available. The annual conference brings together attorneys, paralegals, social workers, ombudsmans, volunteers and other providers of civil legal se...

NALS After Hours Silent Auctions to Benefit LAS

July 01, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 24, 2014 –The Nashville chapter of NALS…the association for legal professionals will host its second annual NALS After Hours Silent Auction event at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berko...

LAS-Columbia Welcomes New Attorney

July 01, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 30, 2014 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, has welcomed attorney Patricia Jones to its Columbia office. Prior to joining Legal Aid Society, Jones was a court a...

NLADA Recognizes Baker Donelson for Online TN Justice Program

June 30, 2014

Baker Donelson has been named a 2014 Beacon of Justice Award winner by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA).  The Beacon of Justice Awards recognize law firms that have devoted significant time and resources to creating and i...

LAS-Clarksville Welcomes New Attorney

June 16, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 12, 2014 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today it has hired Samuel D. Keen as an attorney for its Clarksville office. Keen joins Legal Aid Society ...

TBA's Young Lawyer Division Project Reaches 88 TN Counties

June 05, 2014

The Tennessee Bar Associations' Young Lawyer Division has visited libraries in 88 of Tennessee's 95 counties to train librarians on helping patrons find legal service resources. Resources included in their training are Tennessee Alliance for Legal Se...