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Application for Membership to Website

Posted on: 08/31/2011

If you are an attorney or paralegal doing pro bono work, and are interested exploring the resources of this website not available to the general public, please complete the application you will find at: http://www.mdjustice.org/application. The Website Administration Committee will review your application. You will hear from us when we have completed our review.

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WriteClearly.org - Plain language legal documents

Posted on: 06/12/2013

URL: https://sites.google.com/a/lawny.org/plain-language-library/

Many of the people we serve have limited literacy skills. Communicate with them more effectively by using plain language.

Roughly 50% of native English-speaking Americans are unable to read at the 8th grade level; another 20% are only functionally literate.

Limited English speakers find it particularly difficult to navigate legal texts that contain strange words and describe unfamiliar procedures. These readers are substantially disadvantaged in accessing legal information.

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BRIDGE TO JUSTICE: Wage and Hour Connects Workers To New ABA-Approved Attorney Referral System

Posted on: 12/13/2010

Today, December 13, 2010, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the American Bar Association began an unprecedented collaboration providing for an Attorney Referral System. When Fair Labor Standards Act or Family and Medical Leave Act complainants are informed that the Wage and Hour Division is declining to pursue their complaints, they may also be given a toll-free number to contact the newly created ABA-Approved Attorney Referral System.

Stateside Legal - a website for members of the military, veterans, their families and advocates

Posted on: 11/29/2010

URL: http://statesidelegal.org/library

This website is for members of the military, veterans, their families and advocates.

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National Housing Law Project

Posted on: 10/15/2010

URL: http://www.nhlp.org/housingnetwork

The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) is a nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968. Our mission is to advance housing justice for poor people

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Maryland Advocates - aging with strength

Posted on: 07/27/2010

URL: http://www.marylandadvocates.org/

As a public service to older Marylanders and the Maryland Commission on Aging, the Beacon Newspapers is launching and underwriting a new website to assist those who advocate for older adults in Maryland.

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Your Maryland Scenic Photo Here!

Posted on: 06/14/2010

MDJustice needs window dressing!

I have been rotating photos on the front page, just to keep things interesting, but I live in Frederick, so many of the photos are local scenes. Lovely, but let's get some representation from across the state.

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Civil Right to Counsel (Civil Gideon)

This Book will have to be organized as we gather information. Right now I've noticed we have a lot of "civil Gideon" information kind of spread around MDJustice, and I thought it might be helpful to gather it in one place. We'll see. It is not in any particular order yet.

Public Justice Center (Maryland)

Posted on: 05/12/2010

URL: http://www.publicjustice.org/about-us/index.cfm

The Public Justice Center is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization founded in Maryland in 1985 that seeks to enforce and expand the rights of people who suffer injustice because of their poverty or discrimination. We advocate in the courts, legislatures, and government agencies, and through public education and coalition building.

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Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF)

Posted on: 04/14/2010

URL: http://www.jotf.org/

The mission of JOTF is to develop and advocate policies and programs to increase the skills, job opportunities, and incomes of low-skill, low-income workers and job seekers.

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JOTF

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