Law Practice,
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Appellate Practice
Feb. 14, 2023
Lawyers need to fill justice gap, DOJ official says
Rachel Rossi, the director of the Office for Access to Justice, in a meeting with LA based legal aid law firms, said her agency is working to increase pro bono work across the federal government and the country, aiming to provide civil counsel just as criminal counsel is required.
Acquiring attorneys and accessing information are among the challenges the civil justice gap creates for Black communities and other low-income groups with limited resources, the head of the Department of Justice’s access office said Monday.
“Many times, access to justice requires much more than expanding access to the courthouse. It also requires us to engage in the transformational work necessary to perform the laws of the legal system i...
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