The Unfinished Agenda for Law Schools in Nurturing a Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Services by Law Students

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Larry Spain

Texas Tech University School of Law

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

The vision of equal access to justice is far from realized in society today. Although Legal Services Corporation ("LSC") funded programs closed nearly one million cases in 2002, many otherwise financially eligible individuals and groups were denied access to any legal services. Professor Spain proposes to close this gap in services by encouraging involvement of law schools in the pro bono process. He then explains the different roles that a law school can play in this vital form of legal services.

Keywords: equal access, justice, Legal Services Corporation, deny, legal services, pro bono process, law students, law schools, legal service

JEL Classification: K19

Suggested Citation

Spain, Larry, The Unfinished Agenda for Law Schools in Nurturing a Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Services by Law Students (2003). University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Vol. 72, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2135103

Larry Spain (Contact Author)

Texas Tech University School of Law ( email )

1802 Hartford
Lubbock, TX 79409
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.ttu.edu/faculty/bios/spain/

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