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You Could Win a Dell Laptop at EJU 2017!


Enjoy your opportunity to win a Dell laptop valued at over $1,000 at the 2017 Equal Justice University conference. How? Participate in the fun "Get to Know You" game to be entered into the drawing! The winner will be drawn on Thursday, August 3...

WTLS Launches New Senior Law Website


West Tennessee Legal Services has launched a senior-friendly, senior specific website to expand access by senior citizens to important legal information. The website, which can be accessed by going to TnSeniorlaw.org or by going to West Tennessee L...

LAS Adds Three, Promotes Two


NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 13, 2017 — Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, has announced the addition of Alysse Gregory, Dorie Williams and Heather Duggan, and the promotion of Joshua Thomas ...

LAET Paralegal Position Available


PARALEGAL POSITION AVAILABLE Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) seeks a full-time, entry level, paralegal for LAET’s Family Justice Center office in Chattanooga to handle domestic violence matters. A commitment to high-quality legal work and ...

LAET Managing Attorney Elected to Chair Statewide Domestic Violence Council


JOHNSON CITY (June 2, 2017) – Deborah Yeomans-Barton, Managing Attorney for Legal Aid of East Tennessee’s Johnson City office, has been elected to chair the Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council (DVSCC). Her one-year term begins on J...

WTLS Has 2 Attorney Openings


West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. has immediate openings for two (2) attorneys in our Victim Assistance and Advocacy Project. The attorneys will represent victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation in civil protection order cases, and provi...

2017 Housing & Consumer CLE - June 23rd


Register for the Housing & Consumer Task Force Training Here. Agenda 9am: Registration 9:30am – 10am: Session 2017 Legislative Update This session will review bills and budget items which passed this year, specifically those which...

LAET Attorney Arnold to Receive Training at National Institute


MARYVILLE (May 12, 2017) – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) is proud to announce that staff attorney Zachary W. Arnold will participate in the prestigious National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Legal Services Corporation Grantee Lawyers (LSCO) Pro...

LAET Holds "Serving Justice" Event to Celebrate New Office


KNOXVILLE – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) will host “Serving Justice” at its new Knoxville location on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 starting at 5:30 P.M. The event celebrates LAET’s move into new offices in the historic Stair Building, 607 West Summit H...

TALS Staff to Present at National Equal Justice Conference


Three staff members from the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) will present at the 2017 Equal Justice Conference hosted by the American Bar Association and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. The annual conference, held in Pit...