Missouri Lawyers Corner
Welcome to the Missouri Lawyers Corner
The Missouri Lawyers Corner provides articles and information pertinent to legal aid and private lawyers who represent low-income and disadvantaged individuals in Missouri. You can access this...
Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys
The Shriver Center's Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys covers all stages of federal litigation, from drafting and filing the complaint to trial practice and limitations on relief....
Governor signs bill that makes it harder to win discrimination cases
Greitens signs bill that raises standards for fired employees to win discrimination cases
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation that critics say will make discrimination lawsuits filed...
How Legal Aid Works
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. LSC promotes equal access to...
Justice Index Score for States
The Justice Index is an online resource that relies on findings, indicators, indexing and other data-analytics tools to help ensure that a person’s ability to protect and vindicate her rights in...
Missouri Courts
The Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) handles the overall administrative and technical support services for the courts in Missouri. OSCA’s duties relate to all levels of Missouri’s...
Missouri Free Legal Answers
Missouri Legal Answers is a statewide virtual legal advice clinic. This program is provided through the assistance of the American Bar Association and is free. Qualifying users post their civil...
New Developments in Federal Nursing Home Rules
Implementation of New Federal Regulations (This article is reprinted from an "Justice in Aging" article)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new federal nursing...
Tax Law 101 for the Legal Aid Practitioner
This article is reproduced from the Shriver Center, Center on Poverty Law. The article is in pdf format. To view, click on the pdf document below.
The Justice Gap Report 2017
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) - 2017 Justice Gap Report - Measuring the Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans
The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income...
What Life Is Like At The Poverty Line
What Life Is Like At The Poverty Line
It’s one impossible choice after another—between food, medicine, paying the heating bill or even affording a lawyer. If a person or family does not...
