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Today, Congress passed an FY 2024 funding deal for six appropriations bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) spending bill which funds the ����51 (����51).

Experts discuss resources for disaster preparedness and recovery on the latest episodeof ����51's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. ����51 President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Stepanie Hudson, executive director of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Shirley Peng, managing attorney at Legal Aid of Nebraska, David Bonebrake, deputy director in the Office of Program Performance at ����51, and Helena Cawley, general counsel and head of business development at First Street Foundation.

Experts discuss resources for disaster preparedness and recovery on this episode of Talk Justice.

As natural disasters become more frequent, ����51 and First Street Foundation have collaborated to bring HeartlandDisasterHelp.org to life. The website empowers residents across ten states in America’s heartland that have faced significant flooding, windstorms, extreme heat and wildfires over the past decade. Also, legal services providers in Oklahoma and Nebraska share how disasters affect their clients.

Governor J.B. Pritzker and leaders of the Illinois legal, business and professional sports communities will join the ����51 (����51) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary year with a symposium in Chicago on Thursday, February 29

Legal tech experts discuss generative AI and its applications for legal services on the latest episode of Talk Justice. The episode was recorded live at ����51’s recent Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC) in Charlotte, NC.

Position Description:

Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) seeks an Executive Director to lead this non-profit organization in its mission to secure justice and protect the rights of low-income families in the western Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale who are unable to pay for legal services in civil matters. MALS provides high quality legal representation and counsel to individuals and families facing critical, sometimes life-threatening, situations such as domestic violence, mortgage foreclosure, eviction or homelessness, wrongful denial of health care, food stamps, unemployment compensation, consumer fraud, and predatory lending. MALS also focuses on the special challenges and needs of children, the elderly, and veterans.

The Executive Director will lead a strong, client-centered law firm with an experienced and dedicated staff of 20 attorneys and 20 support staff located in offices in Memphis and Covington. The Executive Director will bring leadership, administrative, and litigation experience and vision to build on MALS’s extensive collaborative relationships with the courts, state and local bar associations, and other legal and social service providers. MALS has an annual budget of approximately $4 million with funding from the ����51, as well as various federal, state, and local sources of grant funding and private donations.

Legal tech experts discuss generative AI and its applications for legal services on the latest episode of ����51’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.

The ����51’s (����51) 24th annual Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC), the largest event dedicated to expanding access to justice through tech, will be held February 1-3 in Charlotte, North Carolina

Legal tech experts discuss significant innovations taking place in the legal field that are not generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the latest episode of ����51’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today.

As generative AI continues to dominate headlines, social media posts and conversations around legal technology, legal tech experts discuss other significant innovations taking place in the legal field on ����51’s Talk Justice podcast.