OnlineTNJustice.org: Utilizing Technology to Expand Pro Bono Opportunities
By Danny Van Horn, President, Tennessee Bar Association and Erik Cole, Executive Director, TALS with updates by Samantha Sanchez, Operations Director, TALS A Growing Need The plight of low-income Tennesseans with unmet legal needs is well-docu...
2012 IOLTA Program Grant Awards
The Tennessee Bar Foundation, through the IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program, provides grant awards to organizations that provide direct civil legal services to the indigent or that seek to improve the administration of justice. Appl...
Legal Aid Society Publishes New Series of Special Education Brochures
New brochures outline special education rights and responsibilities of parents and schools NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 5, 2011 — The Legal Aid Society, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Nashville Public Defenders Office Juvenile Division’s Kids’ R...
2011 EJU Sponsors
TALS gratefully acknowledges the generosity of its sponsors who have contributed funds to support this year's EJU. Sponors have made it possible to expand the conference to law students who would like to attend but are unable to afford the registrati...
Become a Registered User of TALS.org
Legal aid programs and advocates may request to become registered users of TALS.org by clicking on the LOGIN button in the upper right hand corner of this website. Registered users will have access to the Document Library and the statewide directory ...
This Just In ... Workshops Planned for EJU 2011
If you have ever attended the Equal Justice University, you will not be surprised by the quantity and quality of the workshops presented each year. This year is no different. Here's a glance at what you can expect during EJU slated for October 12th t...
LSC Annual Report Highlights Importance of Access to Justice
Washington, DC — The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today released its 2010 Annual Report, highlighting efforts by the nation’s single largest funder of civil legal assistance to promote equal access to justice. “LSC-funded programs address the ci...
New Education Brochures
The Legal Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands (LASMTC) has recently published several special education brochures on its website. The Legal Aid Society of Middle TN, the Metropolitan Nashville Public Defender’s Office Kids’ Rights Program, The A...
LASMTC & Nashville Pro Bono Program Take on 8,703 Cases in 2010
Obtains hundreds of thousands in benefits for low-income Tennesseans NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 7, 2011 – In 2010, Legal Aid Society staff helped individuals and their families in 5,671 civil legal cases, according to the firm’s year-end statistics relea...
Jim Sandman, President of LSC, to Speak at EJU 2011
The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services is pleased to announce that Jim Sandman, president of the Legal Services Corporation, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Equal Justice Conference. As many of you know, Jim Sandman became president of ...