Descriptor
| Lawyers | 8 |
| Legal Aid | 8 |
| Program Descriptions | 8 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Legal Education | 2 |
| Legal Problems | 2 |
| Models | 2 |
| Administration | 1 |
| Administrative Policy | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Agency Cooperation | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Cahn, Katharine | 1 |
| Johnson, Paul | 1 |
| Lauritis, Ene-Malle, Ed. | 1 |
| Peck, Robert S., Ed. | 1 |
| Seibel, Robert F. | 1 |
| Stuart, Lorrie | 1 |
| Voit, Sandy | 1 |
| White, Charles J., Ed. | 1 |
| Wise, H. Lake | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedJohnson, Paul; Cahn, Katharine – Child Welfare, 1995
Discusses the "Children Can't Wait" project, aimed at improving child welfare practice through improvements in attorney-social worker relationships. Describes seminars held to facilitate the project's goals. Identifies two ways to improve such relationships: multidisciplinary training and interagency collaboration. Attributes the success…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Interdisciplinary Approach, Lawyers
Download full textStuart, Lorrie; Wise, H. Lake – 1977
Established to help solve the problems of rural attorneys in Nebraska via mail and telephone research services, the Creighton Legal Information Center (CLIC) is described in this manual in terms of project development and organization; project operations; replication and policy issues; costs and project budgeting; and program results.…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgets, Criminal Law, Information Centers
Voit, Sandy – Commuter, 1980
SUNY (State University of New York)-Binghamton's Off Campus College (OCC) has developed an inexpensive alternative for providing legal advice to students living off campus. Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, housing code compliance, utility bills, exterminators,…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Higher Education, Lawyers
Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1973
American Indian Legal Aid Programs throughout the country are briefly described. (KM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Lawyers
Lauritis, Ene-Malle, Ed. – 1969
The delegates of the Appalachian Legal Services Conference pointed out that the Legal Resource Foundation was not to be a substitute for any agency or professional group but to supplement existing resources, serving as a central organization to focus attention on the need of communities and states to develop sound and effective legal service…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Conference Reports, Lawyers, Legal Aid
Peer reviewedSeibel, Robert F.; And Others – Journal of Legal Education, 1985
The University of Maine School of Law's cooperative program with a local legal clinic to provide law students with training in and experience with counseling techniques in a field experience program, to help clients solve complex problems, is described and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
National Inst. of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1973
The Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia has been designated by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration as an "Exemplary Project" which other communities may consider for replication in establishing legal services for the poor. The guide to the operations of the Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Lawyers, Legal Aid
Peck, Robert S., Ed.; White, Charles J., Ed. – 1983
Described are various models and methods that have helped communities around the United States and Canada give the public a better understanding of legal and judicial systems. An introductory section discusses the role of the legal profession in improving public understanding of the law, how to put together a team to teach about the judicial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Courts, Judges
