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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.
Mosten and Barbakow, Unbundling and Legal Coaching Services
http://www.mostenmediation.com
Forrest Mosten's website with information on unbundling and services provided by his firm.
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
http://www.nala.org
NALA's website contains information on paralegal practice standards and guidelines and surveys of paralegal practice.
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/KMO/Topics/ProSe/PSsummary.htm
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.
National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
http://www.paralegals.org
The Professional Development page of this website gives helpful information regarding the unauthorized practice of law and the roles and responsibilities of paralegals.
National Resource Center for Consumers of Legal Services (NRCCLS)
http://www.nrccls.org/index.html
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.
National Legal Aid and Defender's Association
http://www.nlada.org
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.
National Senior Citizen's Law Center (NSCLC)
http://www.nsclc.org
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.
NoloPress
http://www.nolo.com/index.cfm
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.
Northwest Justice Project
http://www.nwjustice.org
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."
National Center on Poverty Law, Poverty Law Library
http://www.povertylaw.org/legalresearch/legalresearch.cfm
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.
Probono.net
http://www.probono.net
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.
Pro Bono Institute
http://www.probonoinst.org
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.
Project for the Future of Equal Justice
http://www.equaljustice.org
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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