Attorney Volunteers Needed for 2025 Lawyers in Libraries Events, Deadline Sept. 12Lawyers in Libraries events are set for the week of Oct. 20-25 in conjunction with National Celebrate Pro Bono Week. Attorney volunteers are still needed for programs in several parishes, including: Ascension, Assumption, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Cameron, Concordia, Franklin, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Point Coupee, Rapides, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, Vernon, Washington, & West Baton Rouge. The deadline to sign up is Sept. 12.
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ATJ Commission Launches Additional Legal Help Access Points in LouisianaThe Louisiana Access to Justice Commission recently launched two additional Legal Help Access Point locations, with one in Chalmette and another in DeRidder.
The Access Points are physical computers or booths that allow users to access a spectrum of services and information to get assistance with their civil legal issues. At the Access Points, users can: get access to Self-Help resources and automated court forms; find out if you qualify for free legal aid; get customized legal help and referrals through the Civil Legal Navigator; meet virtually with an attorney in a confidential enclosed space; attend a virtual hearing with participating courts via an online court program.
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