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August 12, 2003 10:00 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

New York Immigrant Youth Services See Increase in Residency Status Denials

NEW YORK, August 12, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ten years ago a little girl and her father left the Central African Republic to emigrate to the U.S. This year, that little girl -- now a 20-year-old woman...
May 01, 2003 12:41 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

New Equal Justice Works Vice President to Receive Community Service Award

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Karen A. Lash, newly appointed Equal Justice Works Vice President for Programs and former University of Southern California Law School Associate Dean, has been...
April 14, 2003 13:17 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

Persons With Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against Unlawful Discrimination

GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sixteen years ago, Michael Dubois, 35, developed quadriplegia as a result of a diving accident. Today, he does award-winning volunteer work with...
January 08, 2003 17:08 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

Equal Justice Works 'News Briefs for January'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) - The following are January's news briefs from Equal Justice Works: - EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS NAMES TOP 10 DONORS - The law firm of Greenberg Traurig P.A., the...
November 18, 2002 10:51 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

New Report: Law School Debt Prevented Two-Thirds of Graduates Surveyed From Considering Employment in Public Service

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Talented attorneys are diverted from entering public service professions because of excessive law school debt, according to a new study released today by...
November 13, 2002 14:15 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

Equal Justice Works, the National Association for Law Placement, and the Partnership for Public Service Releases New Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY -- `From Paper Chase to Money Chase: Law School Debt Diverts Road to Public Service' to be released at Georgetown ...
April 18, 2002 16:05 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

Low Salaries, High Educational Debt Impact Public Interest Law Recruitment/Retention

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- According to preliminary survey results released today at the 2002 Equal Justice Conference in Cleveland, public interest law employers in all 50 states and...
March 04, 2002 09:00 ET | Source: Equal Justice Works

NAPIL Changes Name to Equal Justice Works

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL), one of the nation's largest nonprofits devoted to mobilizing lawyers and law students to do justice...