LSV Receives Technology Grant from the Legal Services Corporation

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced on October 10, 2019, that Legal Services Vermont will receive a $152,266 Technology Initiative Grant to improve its use of technology in assisting low-income individuals with civil legal needs.

Legal Services Vermont will use the grant to create more online content for self-represented litigants at VTLawHelp.org. The organization will add tutorials for high-demand legal issues, including temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases. The expanded library of online tutorials will feature a series of instructional videos informing viewers how to fill out court forms or initiate certain legal actions.

“LSC’s Technology Initiative Grants increase access to justice for low-income people with critical civil legal needs,” said LSC President Jim Sandman. “These technology projects improve the delivery of legal services and information to the millions of Americans who would otherwise have to navigate the legal system alone.”

Senator Patrick Leahy congratulated Legal Services Vermont on the award. “Fundamental fairness and justice require that access to legal services should not be limited only to those who can afford a lawyer,” Sen. Leahy said. “This grant will support the critical work of Legal Services Vermont, whose website alone connects thousands of low-income Vermonters to the information they need when faced with civil legal challenges. As Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am proud to support the work of Legal Services Corporation as they help those in need navigate our justice system.”

Legal Services Vermont is one of 30 recipients of LSC’s 2019 Technology Initiative Grant funding. Established in 2000, the Technology Initiative Grants program supports legal aid organizations in developing and replicating technologies that improve efficiency and provide greater access to high-quality legal assistance.

UPDATE: See the new "Roadmaps," which were finished in November 2021.