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2 L. Action 1 (1967-1968)

handle is hein.journals/lwaction2 and id is 1 raw text is: VoL 2-No.1 MARCH A MONTHLY ACCOUNT OF THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE WAR ON POVERTI Harvard Law School is sponsormg a 3.day confer- ence on Law and Poverty on Friday evening, March 17, through Sunday afternoon, March 19. Earl Johnson Jr Dire1o of the Legal Services Pro- gram, will make the introductory speech on FIday ev- ning~ other partuipnts incJude 1. Clnton Bamnberger, Jr., unius Allison, n and IEr Cahn, Wiliam McCalpin, Gary Bel ow and James Lorenz, Jr. Among the areas tobe covered are: I-CONTROL OF LEGAL SERVICES- LAWYERS OR LAYMEN? What is required by the statutory mandate for 'maxirum feaible Jparticipation of the po Is con trol by the por feasle Who is repreentative of the poor' Under the Canons of ics must lawyers con sti tte a majorit of the board of a ea erie:r gram? What role should the organized: ar play? Il-LEGAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTION- AL CHANGE-WHAT CAN BE ACCOM- PLISHED? Is law reform' in general relevant to the poor or the War on Poverty? What can the neighborhood law yer do to achieve such reform? Should the legal services programs work for egislative reform? How much can be accomplished by representation of groups? By test On February 1, the National Clearing House for materials produced by Legal Services projects began operation, fillnbg a need that has been apparent since soon after the legal War on Povery was launched. Bing indexed are hundreds of lega meoranda, pleadings, points and aiuthorities, as well as cmmintyr educatioall materils produced by legal services projects. So that the Clearng House can be as functional and copies ofl am befs, pleadings, memoranda or papes cases Does\ the lawyer haite a role as a community orga- nIer Wouldhese activities raise ethia poblems? 111-THF CASELOAD PROBLEM Given ~ ~ ~ ~~~ th-urntsotg-o tonys and assum- ig there are too mnyients for the program to give rst-rae er ice and stil carry out institutnd reform, how shoul the conflit be reso ed houl cliet be tun : a If s on what basis? indienc standards, limitng c pes of eases sericing limited geographical areas How Imany cases can a lawyer handle and still maintan high standds Are there stitutional reforms that can allevite the caseld problem? IV-SUPPLYING THE RESOURCES-CAN LAW SCHOOLS HELP Wha role an lw shools and law students play in meetig the needs of the poor What changes should be made in law school crria to rflect te needs What use soul be made of voluntr law 'rs A\nd who Further information on this conference can be ob- taied by writing: Harvard Conference on Law and Poverty Harvard Law School Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 delineating new theories of action be forwarded to be indexed. We ask your cooperation in keeping the flow of mate- rials current so that you may, at your convenience, take advantage of the most up-to-date thinking and work being cone by all projects across the country. Materials, as well as requests for materials and/or information, should be forwarded to: National Clearing House Legal Services Program 416 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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