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NCRC Hosts free "Low-Cost and Pro Se Divorce Mediation" course


The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center is hosting a lunch and learn on Low-Cost and Pro Se Divorce Meditation on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. This event is free to the public and eligible for continuing mediation education (CME) credit. The course will ...

Justice Clark Addresses LASMTC staff


On May 22, 2013, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark spoke to the staff of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at their bi-annual meeting. She highlighted the value each staff member gives to the agency's overall ...

MALS and MBA host Free Legal Clinic for Veterans


Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Memphis Bar Association are proud to host a recurring free legal clinic for veterans in Memphis. The clinic is held from 12pm to 2 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Veteran's Admni...

TALS Staff attends National Equal Justice Conference


This May, staff of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services joined other support staff, attorneys, and officials at the 2013 Equal Justice Conference in St. Louis. The conference, hosted by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bo...

LAET and TN Supreme Court Justices Honor Pro Bono Volunteers


  Tri-Cities Volunteers Honored by State Supreme Court Justices   JOHNSON CITY – Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court gathered last Wednesday night in Johnson City… not to hold court, but to participate in a special dinner and awards...

LAET Offers Clients Online Application Option


  New Online Program Offers 24/7 Applications for Civil Legal Services KNOXVILLE – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has launched an innovative web-based system that improves access to applicants for civil legal services.  The new syste...

WTLS seeks Staff Attorney


  Available Position: Staff Attorney Background: West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. is seeking a Staff Attorney to work in Jackson, TN to provide free legal assistance pursuant to a private enforcement initiative/multi-year funding componen...

TALS Announces New Executive Director


  Bottom of Form TtalsTALS names Ann Pruitt new Executive Director The Board of Directors for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is pleased to announce that it has hired Ann Pruitt as the agency’s new executive director. A...

LAET's Herzel Answers questions on Senior Issues


  LAET's Deborah Herzel, recent Duncan Award winner, took time to do a question and answer session with the Metro Pulse. See her article here.  The Metro Pulse is a an alternative paper published weekly and provided free of charge in locat...

LAET's Miles to Present on Landlord Tenants rights in Blount County


    “Eviction Law: Rights & Obligations of Landlords & Tenants” to be at Blount County Public Library   MARYVILLE, TN  (March 28, 2013)   Under the law, both landlords and tenants have rights and obligations t...