CLEs

FOR CAMPAIGN YEAR

2009-2010

Access to Justice in Oregon: Serving Oregon’s Poor

CEJ is pleased to offer this free CLE to firms and organizations.  Please contact our office to schedule.

CLE Description:

60 minutes of instruction---1.0 Access to Justice credit hours (formerly Elimination of Bias credit)

Includes discussion of:

• The civil legal needs of the poor in Oregon;
  • The 2000 Legal Needs Study
  • Documenting the Justice Gap (LSC Study 2005)
  • Sample Cases
• Delivery of Civil Legal Services in Oregon
  • Setting Case Priorities
  • Income Eligibility
  • Funding Sources
  • Legal Aid Offices---areas of greatest need
  • What It Means to Have Legal Aid Offices in Communities
    • Domestic violence—studies about impact
    • Housing—case example about impact
• Campaign for Equal Justice
  • Mission and Early Prioritie
  • Programs Impacted
  • Bar Involvement, including professionalism standards
  • What Lawyers Can Do to Help Fill the Gap