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o Coordinate annual Lawyers in Libraries
Developed and launched new website to match attorneys
across the state with events at 93+ library branches.
Successfully recruited 102 attorney volunteers for more than
120 events in libraries across the state as part of Lawyers in
Libraries held during National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
(October 21-26, 2019).
Developed virtual events for 2020’s “Lawyers AND Libraries”
(October 26-31, 2020) so lawyers across the state can continue
to help Louisianans with their legal issues.
Successfully recruited over 70 attorney volunteers for virtual
Lawyers AND Libraries events held during National Celebrate
Pro Bono Week (October 26-31, 2020). Volunteer attorneys
assisted over 84 patrons from 25 parishes through the Ask-A-
Lawyer sessions, which were held by phone and via
LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org. Volunteers also provided live
presentations on pressing and pandemic-related issues via our
newly created Lawyers in Libraries Facebook page, which have
already received over 2,500 views.
o Administer Free Legal Answers Program
• Conducted “Transforming Access to Justice”
presentation at Louisiana Justice Community
Conference on how the FLA site can be used to
increase access to justice and presented the site’s
statistics from the past two years as a case study in
what the legal aid community has learned
• Facilitated Entergy’s second LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org
clinic on October 22 where Entergy attorneys came
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together for two hours to answer questions posted to the
FLA site.
• Hosted a virtual training for CenturyLink corporate
counsel on June 30, 2020 to show the ins and outs of
the site.

• Plan to incorporate LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org into this
year’s Virtual Lawyers and Libraries Program.
• In response to COVID-19, raised the income guidelines
from 250% of Federal Poverty guidelines to within 400%
and less than $10,000 in assets to under $500,000. This
was in line with several other state’s sites and the LSBA
Online Modest Means Directory’s income guidelines.
• Updated the site’s training resources with relevant legal

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