For the past year I have been privileged to meet and work with the state’s legal aid providers. The work of the lawyers who labor in this arena, both paid and pro bono, is life-changing for many of their clients. But the sad truth is that resource limitations means that a very low percentage of the people who are in desperate need of legal services, but cannot afford them, ever get help from a lawyer.
The major player in this field seems to be the Legal Services Corp., a federal program established in its present form in the ’70s, which spends about $300 million annually. That sounds like a lot, but when spread over the millions of folks throughout the country who need services, it comes down to pennies per client. In Connecticut, Statewide Legal Services is the recipient of LSC finding. Statewide Legal Services operates an intake and referral service. Much of the day-to-day legal representation is done by paid and pro bono lawyers working through one of the regional legal aid offices.
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