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Legal Aid of East Tennessee's (LAET)  Emily O'Donnell has made local news for her work with fair housing. O'Donnell, who is an attorney at LAET's Chattanooga office, is assisting a Chattanooga Housing Authority resident facing eviction over dama...

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee's September newsletter is now available. Click on a link below from their table of contents to see a story.   The Legal Aid Advocate September 2013 Table of Contents...

 Low income and elderly East Tennesseans have a new legal advocate on their side thanks to a law school fellowship program in Washington, D.C.  Malika Noel has received a JD Distinguished Fellowship from American University’s Washington Col...

  The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is pleased to announce its 2013 Access to Justice Honorees.  The prestigious B. Riney Green Award celebrates advocates who have promoted strong cooperation among the access to justice provi...

Thanks to the generous donations of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and private attorney Paul Ney, the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) was able to award five scholarships to the Equal Justice University conference which will be held ...

   Grant/Contract Administrator Position Available The Legal Aid Society has an immediate opening for a Grant/Contract Administrator in its Nashville office.   The Grant/Contract Administrator will coordinate public and private ...

Equal Justice University host the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) and co-sponsor the Tennessee Bar Association are pleased to announce that this year’s Equal Justice University conference will feature two nationally recognized speakers, ...

  Affirmative Action Director State of Tennessee Department Of Children Services   The Department of Children Services is seeking to fill an Affirmative Action Director position.  This position is stationed in Nashville, but has s...

West Tennessee Legal Serviceshas announced the addition of two new staff members, Ijeoma Ike and Murti Patel. Ijeoma is an attorney working with the Housing programs. Murti is an attorney working with Emergency Shelter assistance. Murti sat for t...