Maryland Legal Assistance
Network
http://www.mdjustice.com/public/mlan.html
The Maryland Legal
Assistance Network (MLAN) is a collaborative effort
among Maryland legal services providers to improve
the delivery of legal services to low- and moderate-income
persons in Maryland. With the support of the judiciary,
state and local bars, and law schools, the Project's
goal is to increase access to justice in civil justice
matters through coordination and support of the
state's legal services providers, lawyer referral
programs, and the private bar. Also containing a
connection to the People's Law Library, < http://www.peoples-law.org>,
a public legal information resource for middle-
and low-income individuals.
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Mosten and Barbakow, Unbundling
and Legal Coaching Services
http://www.mostenmediation.com
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Forrest Mosten's website
with information on unbundling and services provided
by his firm.
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National Association of
Legal Assistants (NALA)
http://www.nala.org
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NALA's website contains
information on paralegal practice standards and
guidelines and surveys of paralegal practice.
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National Center for State
Courts (NCSC)
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/KMO/Topics/ProSe/PSsummary.htm
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The Information Resource
Center of the NCSC was established in January 2000,
with the primary mission to provide a comprehensive
electronic information clearinghouse for court managers,
judges, court technology managers, and other constituents.
In addition to general management issues, this website
contains useful information on pro se litigation
and use of technology in courthouses.
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National Federation of Paralegal
Associations (NFPA)
http://www.paralegals.org
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The Professional Development
page of this website gives helpful information regarding
the unauthorized practice of law and the roles and
responsibilities of paralegals.
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National Resource Center
for Consumers of Legal Services (NRCCLS)
http://www.nrccls.org/index.html
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The NRCCLS provides
technical assistance to organizations and individuals
in establishing and operating legal services plans;
offers information for consumers on how to choose,
work with, and complain about lawyers, and produces
articles on dozens of common legal questions; and
conducts research on significant issues in legal
services delivery.
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National Legal Aid and Defender's
Association
http://www.nlada.org
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NLADA is an advocate
for front-line attorneys and other equal justice
professionals. NLADA serves the equal justice community
by providing products and services and by acting
as a national voice in public policy and legislative
debates on the many issues affecting the equal justice
community. NLADA also serves as a resource for those
seeking more information on equal justice in the
United States.
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National Senior Citizen's
Law Center (NSCLC)
http://www.nsclc.org
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Organization developed
to help older individuals to live in dignity and
free from poverty. NSCLC staff works with legal
services offices and senior organizations throughout
the U.S. to provide quality advice and service.
NSCLC staff attorneys serve as counsel in litigation,
provide expert analysis on federal policy, train
advocates to better represent their clients and
educate through our publications.
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NoloPress
http://www.nolo.com/index.cfm
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Nolo's mission has
been to increase access to the law with inexpensive,
plain-English books that avoid legal jargon. This
website makes available useful, up-to-date legal
information and products available instantly, 24
hours a day; provides articles on almost any legal
topic; and contains links to other helpful websites.
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Northwest Justice Project
http://www.nwjustice.org
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This website is designed
to serve as "a clearinghouse of legal self-help
materials and tools that provide information about
non criminal legal problems affecting low-income
people in Washington State."
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National Center on Poverty
Law, Poverty Law Library
http://www.povertylaw.org/legalresearch/legalresearch.cfm
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he Poverty Law Library
is a resource for poverty law advocates, including
a collection of case pleadings and other documents,
analytical articles from Clearinghouse Review, and
many helpful research links.
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Probono.net
http://www.probono.net
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Probono.net's mission
is to "use information technology to increase
the amount and quality of legal services provided
to low-income individuals and communities by the
public interest/pro bono lawyers" and to "create
a virtual community of public interest lawyers that
bridges private, legal services, and academic sectors
of the profession and that serves as a model for
similar networks in other legal communities."
This site provides specific information for volunteer
lawyers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Minnesota,
and New York.
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Pro Bono Institute
http://www.probonoinst.org
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The PBI is a non-profit
research and assistance center which runs the Law
Firm Pro Bono Project and the ABA Law Firm Pro Bono
Challenge. This website provides on line access
to its products and services.
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Project for the Future of
Equal Justice
http://www.equaljustice.org
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The Project for the
Future of Equal Justice is a joint effort of the
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
Funded by the Open Society Institute, the Project's
mission is to advance the cause of justice for all
in America. New directions for the civil legal aid
community - new partners, new messages, new models
-- provides a shorthand way of capturing the Project's
goals, its strategies, and its record of accomplishments
over its five-year history.
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