LEP: Legal Services Programs

09/01/2004 Legal Services Corporation, published by Clearinghouse Review

In the summer of 2003  the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) convened, from both LSC-funded and other legal aid programs, a group of poverty lawyers, all of whom had worked with immigrant cli Read More

03/01/2009 Clearinghouse Review

Legal aid attorneys are increasing serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) clients bringing claims of discrimination based upon an inability to access an array of government services, such as public Read More

A document from the Department of Justice that is intended to assist organizations in developing plans to meet the needs of their limited english proficient clients. Read More

Legal Services Corporation

The Limited English Proficiency Section of the Legal Services Corporation website has a number of resources on how legal services programs can ensure that LEP clients can access legal services.  Read More

09/09/2008 Massachsuetts Law Reform Institute

The following are links to various posters, flyers and "I Speak" cards.  These materials are translated into many languages.  They help clients who have limited proficiency in English to a Read More

09/09/2008

The mission of the Diversity Coalition is to create a representative and collaborative atmosphere within legal services and to provide accessible, welcoming and culturally competent services to all cl Read More