Access to Justice

Effective July 1, 2016, the Massachusetts bar exam will include essay questions related to access to justice issues. The questions will cover practice areas typically handled by legal aid services, self help services and pro se parties, such as Landlord-Tenant, child support, custody and divorce, as...
May 6, 2014

Limited Scope Representation and Access to Justice

Last Friday, the Law Bulletin reported that the Illinois Supreme Court has adopted rule changes to clarify and expand limited scope representation. The Illinois State Bar Association also reported on the change. Limited scope representation happens when a person hires an attorney to handle only pa...
July 1, 2013