New Legal Services Staff - Welcome!
You are now part of a statewide network of legal aid programs. These regional programs, including yours, provide a variety of support services to you and your clients through Legal Services State Support (State Support) and the Legal Services Advocacy Project (LSAP).
Welcome to Legal Services Informational Packet:
1. Welcome to Legal Services letter
2. Legal Services State Support cheat sheet
3. Plain language cheat sheet
4. Plain Language for Lawyers Webinar
- Webinar PowerPoint and Handouts
5. Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) informational flyer
What We Do and How You Can Work With Us
I. Educate the Public About Legal Issues
How you can work with us in this area:
Go to LawHelpMN.org to find legal resources for your clients
Give us ideas or help us write community legal education materials
Use our LiveChat service if you need help finding something on LawHelpMN.org
II. Improve Client Referrals to Providers
How you can work with us in this area:
Find legal clinics or other legal providers for your clients at LawHelpMN.org
III. Strengthen the Advocate Community
a. Skills-Based & Legal Education
How you can work with us in this area:
Find or post resources that might be helpful to you or your colleagues at ProJusticeMN.org
Participate in the listservs through ProJusticeMN.org by sending questions about cases (no client names), issues you see in your practice, or other areas of concern
Send us ideas for trainings
Volunteer your services as a trainer β itβs a great way to share your knowledge with other advocates and practice your presentation skills
b. System-Wide Support
How you can work with us in this area:
Follow us on Twitter at @State_SupportMN
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe to our blog at MNLegalServices.org to keep up with legal aid news
Send us short case notes about your case success (no client names) to share with your colleagues
Notify us when staff start or end a position at your office
Provide job listings for us to publish and promote
Share news with us about staff awards or news coverage for your program
IV. Expand Free Legal Services
How you can work with us in this area:
Refer clients to our do-it-yourself document assembly tools on LawHelpMN.org
Send us ideas for new document assembly tools on LawHelpMN.org or help us review them for accuracy
Refer clients to volunteer legal advice on MNLegalAdvice.org
Sign up as a volunteer and provide legal advice on MNLegalAdvice.org
Who Are the Staff at State Support?
Websites to Bookmark
For Advocates: www.projusticemn.org
For Clients: www.lawhelpmn.org
State Support (news, training): www.mnlegalservices.org
Online Advice:www.mnlegaladvice.org
Again, welcome to legal aid. Please let us know if there are other ways you think State Support can support your work and our clients. We look forward to working with you!