How to Use legal aid in a Sentence

legal aid

noun
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  • And the rest of the money does come from legal aid and United way.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Of more than 1,000 people surveyed for the study, about half did not know where to look for help and hadn’t heard of legal aid.
    — oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Chalmers worked with Evans when Evans was at the State Bar and helped oversee funding for legal aid services around the state.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Provides legal aid, food and other services to those in need.
    — Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020
  • There have been efforts to change the records, largely pushed by legal aid advocates, Shay said.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But some consumer and legal aid groups say the company hasn’t kept its promise.
    — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Since the 1980s, the interest on trust accounts has partially gone to legal aid.
    — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 27 May 2021
  • Thanks to the free legal aid program for tenants, Jefferson had access to help.
    — Erin Einhorn, NBC News, 6 June 2023
  • Ms Wang’s meagre income should qualify her for legal aid from the state.
    — The Economist, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The city is getting help from New York State, which is providing more than $1.5 billion for shelter, health care and legal aid to the migrants.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Bonta said student loan borrowers can reach out to lawhelpca.org to get free legal aid.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
  • As part of their mission, lawyers in the group also provide pro bono legal aid to help in such situations.
    — Vivian Song, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Michael Russell, the legal aid attorney for the residence at the park said, this money should be used to keep the residents in their homes.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • With the balance on her account, the legal aid attorney asked why Hillcrest hadn’t just evicted her.
    — Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • In some court hearings held online in metro Detroit this year, legal aid lawyers have stood by, ready to help walk tenants through their options.
    — Freep.com, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The agency referred tenants to legal aid groups and other service providers.
    — Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The truly poor can get free lawyers through legal aid, while the rich can easily afford an attorney.
    — Patrick Forrest, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • When the operative Marvin Lucas seeks him out at the start of the film, McKay is working at a legal aid clinic.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Those who qualify will be forwarded to a legal aid office in their area.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years.
    — Cindy Kent, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Florida and Idaho are the only states that don’t give funding to civil legal aid.
    — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 27 May 2021
  • Some will work with legal aid, others in after-school programs for Baltimore City teenagers.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Libby managed to stave off the eviction in housing court for a year with help from an attorney from a legal aid nonprofit.
    — Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Several students, many of whom have autism spectrum disorder, went to legal aid to lodge a formal complaint with the DOJ.
    — Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Around that time, county authorities met with legal aid clinics to try and figure out ways to improve the system.
    — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Through the Adoptee Rights Campaign, Alessi pushed for research to quantify the scope of the problem, worked to increase public awareness and offered legal aid programs for adoptees.
    — USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Chalmers recalled one dispute over the amount of data legal aid bureaus were required to collect in exchange for state funding.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Colorado legal aid organizations will now have a new pot of money to draw from, thanks to a law signed Monday by Gov. Jared Polis.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
  • Some apps are equipping drivers with the evidence needed to defend themselves and pointing them to legal aid.
    — Preetika Rana, WSJ, 23 June 2021
  • Still, police abuses persist, and public funding for legal aid to indigent people is insufficient to meet the need.
    — Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024

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