Legal Services in the United States

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• Courting Customers' exercise improves court services (focus), Frank, Lauren, 79: 48, 50 (July-Aug. '95, AJS Judicature)
• Access to civil justice: Is there a solution? (viewpoint), Moon, Ronald T.Y., 88: 155-157,188 (Jan.-Feb. '05, AJS Judicature)
• Access to federal courts (brief), Richert, David, 84: 48 (July-Aug. '00, AJS Judicature)
• Access to justice: The emerging consensus and some questions and implications, Zorza, Richard, 94: 156-167 (Jan-Feb '11, AJS Judicature)
• Access to Legal Services: Examining Common Assumptions, Campbell, Bruce and Talarico, Susette M., 66: 313-318 (Feb. '83, AJS Judicature)
• ADR Problems and Prospects: Looking to the Future, Goldberg, Stephen B., Green, Eric D., and Sander, Frank E.A., 69: 291-299 (Feb.-Mar. '86, AJS Judicature)
• An analysis of ghostwriting decisions: Still searching for the elusive harm, Goldschmidt, Jona, 95: 78-88 (sept-oct '11, AJS Judicature)
• Assistance for litigants (brief), Richert, David, 84: 103 (Sept.-Oct. '00, AJS Judicature)
• The authors respond (letter), Bergsgaard, Donna M. and Desmond, Andrew R., 79: 108 (Nov.-Dec. '95, AJS Judicature)
• Bread-And-Butter Work (letter), Enright, Thomas C., 64: 298 (Feb. '81, AJS Judicature)
• Can the Justice System Afford Uninsured Attorneys? (query), Stern, Duke Nordlinger, 61: 346-347 (Mar. '78, AJS Judicature)
• Canadian Conference Considers the High Cost of Justice Today (news), Nejelski, Paul, 63: 350-352 (Feb. '80, AJS Judicature)
• The Case Against South Carolina's Bar Admission Program (letter), Blackmar, Charles B., 64: 253-255 (Dec.-Jan. '81, AJS Judicature)
• The Changing Face of America – How Will Demographic Trends Affect the Courts, Author, No, 72: 125-132 (Aug.-Sep. '88, AJS Judicature)
• Civil Rights Litigation by Organizations: Constraints and Choices, Wasby, Stephen L., 68: 337-352 (Apr.-May '85, AJS Judicature)
• A Client's Experience With Implementing Value Billing, Baird, Zoe, 77: 198-200 (Jan.-Feb. '94, AJS Judicature)
• Contingency fee lawyers as gatekeepers in the civil justice system, Kritzer, Herbert M., 81: 22-29 (July-Aug. '97, AJS Judicature)
• Courts and the self-represented (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 82: 4 (July-Aug. '98, AJS Judicature)
• Courts and the self-represented – the road ahead (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 84: 300 (May-June '01, AJS Judicature)
• Developing the right to counsel in Ethiopia, Fry, Rita A. and O'Reilly, Gregory W., 80: 112-116 (Nov.-Dec. '96, AJS Judicature)
• Did The Devitt Committee Find Problems Worthy Of Its Solutions? (query), Renfrew, Charles B., 64: 58-59, 100 (Aug. '80, AJS Judicature)
• The emerging tech challenge to the legal profession (viewpoint), Zorza, Richard, 84: 302-303, 329 (May-June '01, AJS Judicature)
• Ensuring access to justice for self-represented litigants (editorial), Author, No, 94: 204, 207 (Mar-Apr '11, AJS Judicature)
• Ensuring Lawyer Competency: The South Carolina Approach, Littlejohn, Bruce, 64: 109-113 (Sep. '80, AJS Judicature)
• The erosion of the Great Writ (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 89: 56, 90 (Sept.-Oct. '05, AJS Judicature)
• Expanding Legal Services Programs to Rural America: A Case Study of Program Creation and Operations, Kessler, Marc, 73: 273-280 (Feb.-Mar. '90, AJS Judicature)
• Fees for Court Appointed Lawyers (letter), Streby, John A., 63: 465 (May '80, AJS Judicature)
• Footnote fight (letter), Billings, Carol D., 79: 108 (Nov.-Dec. '95, AJS Judicature)
• How are courts handling pro se litigants?, Goldschmidt, Jona, 82: 13-22 (July-Aug. '98, AJS Judicature)
• How The Shift From Hourly Rates Will Affect The Justice System, Barker, Sarah Evans, 77: 201-202 (Jan.-Feb. '94, AJS Judicature)
• Ill-Advised Rules (letter), Burkoff, John M., 64: 200 (Nov. '80, AJS Judicature)
• Improving criminal justice (viewpoint), Hoffmann, Joseph L. and King, Nancy J., 95: 59-60 (sept-oct '11, AJS Judicature)
• Improving Trial Advocacy (letter), Lay, Donald P., 68: 5, 48 (Jun.-Jul. '84, AJS Judicature)
• Indigenous justice systems and tribal society, Melton, Ada Pecos, 79: 126-133 (Nov.-Dec. '95, AJS Judicature)
• Indigent defense—a poor measure of justice (devil's advocate), Gould, Jon B., 92: 129-130, 136 (5, AJS Judicature)
• Interest On Clients' Accounts Held In Trust May Help Fund Legal Services For Poor (focus), Richert, David, 65: 448-449 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
• IOLTA Programs Gaining Momentum (focus), Krasno, Miriam R., 67: 49 (Jun.-Jul. '83, AJS Judicature)
• The Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian Duality: A Framework for Understanding Reforms In the Administration of Justice, Nejelski, Paul, 64: 450-462 (May '81, AJS Judicature)
• Keep government out of the citation business (brief), Bergsgaard, Donna M. and Desmond, Andrew R., 79: 63-66 (Sept.-Oct. '95, AJS Judicature)
• Law Library Must Admit Public During The Evening, Court Rules (decision of note), Stiegler, Mayo H., 64: 470 (May '81, AJS Judicature)
• Law students assist pro se litigants in Maryland (focus), Gilfrich, Nathalie, Granat, Richard, Millemann, Michael, and Broccolina, Frank, 81: 82, 84 (Sept.-Oct. '97, AJS Judicature)
• Lawyers' Fees And The Holy Grail: Where Should Clients Search For Value?, Kritzer, Herbert M., 77: 186-190 (Jan.-Feb. '94, AJS Judicature)
• Legal Aid in England and Wales, Lease, M. Harry, Jr., 71: 345-353 (Apr.-May '88, AJS Judicature)
• Legal information vs. legal advice: Developments during the last five years, Greacen, John M., 84: 198-204 (Jan.-Feb. '01, AJS Judicature)
• Legal Research for Nebraska's Rural Attorneys, Peters, Geoffrey W., Gregarus, Fred M., and Zimmerman, Joel, 61: 230-236 (Feb. '78, AJS Judicature)
• Legal Services Before the Supreme Court, Lawrence, Susan E., 72: 266-273 (Feb.-Mar. '89, AJS Judicature)
• Legal Specialization: The Need for Uniformity, Hagglund, Clarance E. and Birnbaum, Robert, 67: 436-447 (Apr. '84, AJS Judicature)
• Meeting the pro se challenge: an update (focus), Sampson, Kathleen M., 84: 326-328 (May-June '01, AJS Judicature)
• More IOLTA Information (letter), Berg, Randall C., 67: 56 (Aug. '83, AJS Judicature)
• A national assessment of public defender office caseloads (focus), Farole, Donald J., Jr. and Langton, Lynn, 94: 87-90 (sep-oct '10, AJS Judicature)
• A Need For Standards (letter), Morrow, David W., 64: 298 (Feb. '81, AJS Judicature)
• Nevada Upholds Law Limiting Fees For Court-Appointed Lawyers (news), Author, No, 60: 352 (Feb. '77, AJS Judicature)
• A new approach to court reform (viewpoint), Zimmerman, Michael D., 82: 108-111 (Nov.-Dec. '98, AJS Judicature)
• New class action residual fund rule helps lowincome Hoosiers, Fennell, Monica A., 94: 247 (Mar.-Apr. '11, AJS Judicature)
• Nine States Distribute Over Million In IOLTA Income (focus), Swanson, Ann W., 68: 295-297 (Feb.-Mar. '85, AJS Judicature)
• No Enthusiasm For New Bar Rules (letter), Matthias, Ronald S. and McArthur, John R., 64: 252 (Dec.-Jan. '81, AJS Judicature)
• Nonlawyer incursions (letter), McArthur, John, 81: 186 (Mar.-Apr. '98, AJS Judicature)
• An open letter to the new president about the administration of justice (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 84: 172 (Jan.-Feb. '01, AJS Judicature)
• Opening the bar's doors (letter), Barsanti, John R., Jr., 81: 186 (Mar.-Apr. '98, AJS Judicature)
• Orders of protection online (brief), Brief, AJS, 82: 295 (May-June '99, AJS Judicature)
• Panel Studies Ways To Improve Lawyer Competency In U.S. Courts (news), Author, No, 62: 149 (Sep. '78, AJS Judicature)
• The Public Defender As Policy-Maker, Bohne, Brenda Hart, 62: 176-184 (Oct. '78, AJS Judicature)
• Reforming The Laywer-Client Relationship Through Alternative Billing Methods, Litan, Robert E. and Salop, Steven C., 77: 191-197 (Jan.-Feb. '94, AJS Judicature)
• A Respectful Dissent (letter), Krivosha, Norman, 64: 200-201 (Nov. '80, AJS Judicature)
• Rethinking barriers to legal practice, Kritzer, Herbert M., 81: 100-103 (Nov.-Dec. '97, AJS Judicature)
• A simplified system of citation, Sherman, Gary, 79: 60, 62-63 (Sept.-Oct. '95, AJS Judicature)
• State Post-Conviction Representation of Defendants Sentenced to Death, Wilson, Richard J. and Spangenberg, Robert L., 72: 331-337 (Apr.-May '89, AJS Judicature)
• Video aids pro se litigants (brief), Richert, David, 83: 210 (Jan.-Feb. '00, AJS Judicature)
• What the Devitt Committee Recommends to Improve Advocacy in Federal Courts, Bagg, Deborah A., 63: 309-321 (Feb. '80, AJS Judicature)
• Would A Residency Program Improve Lawyer Competency? (query), Krivosha, Norman, 65: 6-9, 49 (Jun.-Jul. '81, AJS Judicature)

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  Further Reading

  • Information about Legal Services in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.