ILS marks 50 years, commits to another 50
Saturday night’s gala marking the 50th anniversary of Indiana Legal Services had the feel of a family reunion.
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As ILS celebrates 50 years, it prepares for a changing future
Looking ahead to the next 50 years, Indiana Legal Services Inc. is certain one thing will remain constant — the need for legal assistance among low-income individuals. However, the manner in which clients come to the agency and the kind of representation offered will likely change.
Indy-area attorneys hosting re-entry job fair
Members of Indianapolis’ legal community are offering assistance today to help recently incarcerated people find the jobs and resources they’ll need to build their future.
Legal aid funding cut from Trump budget
The Trump Administration’s proposed budget would eliminate funding to the Legal Services Corp., which provides grants to 134 legal aid organizations around the country including Indiana Legal Services Inc.
Nonprofit legal groups help East Chicago residents living in environmental nightmare
The legal aid groups are working on finding new housing for people as well as securing assistance.
Legal aid agencies jointly seek $210,000 expungement grant
In what is believed to be a first, Indiana Legal Services Inc., Indianapolis Legal Aid Society and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic are hoping to collaborate on a single project that they say will help people overcome hurdles to employment and give communities an economic boost.
Hoosier attorneys travel to Rwanda on legal mission trip
A group of Indianapolis attorneys, determined to provide support to their African counterparts, traveled to Rwanda in late January to get a firsthand look at what it means to be an attorney in a country filled with blatant corruption and intentional oppression.
State immigration lawyers say clients fearful amid Trump orders
As the nation witnessed chaotic scenes over the weekend of immigrants detained at major American airports, Indiana immigration lawyers said President Donald Trump’s executive orders tightening immigration enforcement and banning immigrants from seven nations are dividing families and sowing fear with their clients.
Simon grant allows ILS to continue helping the homeless
The clinic at Horizon House provides advice and counsel to people most in need of legal assistance.
Lawsuit calls 2 Indiana tax statutes unconstitutional
A Marion County resident, whose bank account of $155.44 was frozen by the Indiana Department of Revenue, is suing to prevent the state from taking assets for income tax debts without leaving the debtor something to pay for basic necessities like food and shelter.
ILS gets grant to recruit more attorney volunteers
With the help of a federal grant, Indiana Legal Services will be launching a new pilot project to recruit more attorneys from private practice into providing pro bono legal assistance for low-income clients.
ILS launches new project to help abused seniors
Indiana Legal Services Inc. has been awarded a two-year grant to help abused senior citizens across the state recover from or reduce the negative impact of abuse.
Finding funds to support Indiana legal aid
Legal aid groups seek private donors as the Indiana Supreme Court requests $500,000 more for indigent representation from the Legislature.
Legal Service Corp.’s Levi putting spotlight on crisis in legal aid
Emphasizing that legal aid is having to turn away half of those who ask for assistance, Legal Service Corp. board chair John Levi is pushing to raise public awareness and ultimately get more resources flowing to legal services for low-income individuals.
ILS collaborates with East Chicago Housing Authority to help young adults
Starting this summer, Indiana Legal Services will partner with the East Chicago Housing Authority to help local youths who have criminal records overcome the barriers to jobs, housing and education.
Veterans trade in military life to become legal aid attorneys
Polli Pollem is among a trio of Indianapolis attorneys who left the military as officers, went to law school and have since found their way into legal aid. They credit their time in the service with providing them the means to get an undergraduate degree and fostering the desire to pursue a J.D.
National medical-legal partnership conference convenes in Indianapolis
An estimated 400 attorneys, medical professionals and social workers from around the country have come to Indianapolis for the 2016 National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit.
Workshop to help veterans with criminal records
Indiana Legal Services is conducting a workshop next week to help veterans with criminal records learn how to possibly expunge them.
Law schools, ILS partner on foreclosure prevention services
A grant from the Office of the Indiana Attorney General will help fund a partnership between Indiana Legal Services Inc. and two law schools in an effort to provide more services to those facing foreclosure in the state.
Poverty calculation causes Indiana Legal Services’ funding to drop
Although Legal Services Corp. will receive a $10 million bump in funding for fiscal year 2016, Indiana Legal Services will see its appropriation from the national organization decrease.