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Litigation Daily

For Boies Schiller, Florida Medicaid Win Was 10 Years in the Making

A decade after they began fighting to reform the way Florida delivers Medicaid services to kids, partners Stuart Singer and Carl Goldfarb can finally claim a hard-won victory.
19 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Founder's Death, Pro Bono Institute Names New Leader

Onetime Skadden associate Eve Runyon will serve as the group's president and CEO, following the death of founder and longtime leader Esther Lardent on April 4.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Civil Rights Head: 'Moral Imperative' to Close Justice Gap

Lawyers have a "moral obligation" to support organizations that provide civil legal services to low-income Americans, Vanita Gupta, head of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, said in remarks earlier this week.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Could This Simple Idea Solve the Justice Gap?

It's not impossible to address legal problems cheaply and efficiently for low-income clients. Just ask Allen Schwartz, whose Chicago hotline has been doing it for 23 years.
15 minute read

Law.com

UC Law Schools Get $4.5M for Public Interest Fellowships

The University of California has established a $4.5 million annual public interest fellowship program open to students and recent graduates at four of its law schools. University President Janet Napolitano unveiled the program, called the University of California President's Public Service Law Fellowships, Wednesday at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
6 minute read

International Edition

Gove's plans to tax City law firms 'off the table'

Ministry of Justice plans to tax City law firms in order to boost criminal court revenue have been shelved
3 minute read

Legal Week

Gove's plans to tax City law firms 'off the table'

Ministry of Justice plans to tax City law firms in order to boost criminal court revenue have been shelved
5 minute read

International Edition

CSR Award: AFGRI and Baker & McKenzie – African Legal Awards 2015

AFGRI recognised for subsistence farming project and Bakers for its work on fraud prevention training in Tanzania
2 minute read

International Edition

Innovation Award: Barefoot Law - African Legal Awards 2015

Volunteer-run social enterprise Barefoot Law took this award for its free legal advice programme in East and Central Africa
2 minute read

International Edition

Tax on firms just 'one of many options' as Gove looks to fill court funding gap

Justice Secretary switches tack to discuss greater pro bono contributions from firms with City senior partners
3 minute read

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