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Wal-Mart Announces Plans To Provide Free Legal Services
Arkansas Business Online - Jan Cottingham - ‎16 hours ago‎
The company's legal department and the Wal-Mart Foundation also announced a $115000 donation to Legal Aid of Arkansas and the Arkansas Access to Justice ...
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Walmart Announces Pro Bono Legal Services Program
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
Legal Aid of Arkansas serves 31 counties in Arkansas and provides free legal help with civil legal matters to those who qualify. If you or someone you know ...
Walmart lawyers starting pro bono program NWAOnline (subscription)
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Delhi building collapse: BJP to provide victims free legal aid
Hindustan Times - ‎Nov 21, 2010‎
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it will provide free legal aid to the victims of the building collapse in east Delhi in which at least 69 people ...
BJP to provide legal aid to victims of Delhi building collapse Daily News & Analysis
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BONELA, private lawyers kick start legal aid
The Bostwana Gazette - ‎20 hours ago‎
... of understanding with at least 12 law firms across the country to start legal aid that will see lawyers handling some cases free of charge (pro bono). ...
Need for pro bono legal services rises as economy sags
Sacramento Bee - Tricia Bishop - ‎Nov 21, 2010‎
The national bar association expect lawyers to donate at least 50 hours of work a year to give those like Bell, with little or no income, legal aid. ...

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New Gulf oil spill claim rules announced by Ken Feinberg
NOLA.com - ‎9 hours ago‎
Feinberg told The Times-Picayune that he would love to have a network of trial lawyers offering free legal services to claimants. The Association of Trial ...

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Legal aid cuts would remove free advice for thousands of people
The Guardian - ‎Nov 15, 2010‎
This move means some 38000 people per year will no longer able to access free legal help. Other areas of legal advice previously covered by legal aid will ...
Free legal advice line for the vulnerable South Africa.info
Tory attack on legal aid Mirror.co.uk
Legal aid clampdown will save £300 million Telegraph.co.uk
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UK lawyer says State must give up 12.5% tax before it gets aid
Irish Times - Carol Coulter - ‎9 hours ago‎
He said the UK government was cutting 40 per cent from the legal aid bill of £2 billion (€2.4 billion), which meant that people will be deprived of public ...

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Legal aid cuts could make pro bono work a social duty for law firms
The Guardian - ‎Nov 19, 2010‎
Many regularly assist in free legal advice clinics, with the top City firm Clifford Chance recently taking this principle a step further by pledging support ...
Free legal aid available to flood victims
WRAL.com - ‎Nov 2, 2010‎
People affected by flooding in the late September deluge in North Carolina's eastern counties can get free legal advice about accessing federal assistance, ...