Word: aids
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...called lawyers, the profession during the past fifty-years has put on foot various reforms. Probably the greatest of these are first, the reform in procedure, second the raising of the standards required for those who desired to become members of the profession, and lastly the legal aid movement. It is the last of these which concerns us here...
...dispell the universal suspicion of the profession. But there is one thing that will always appeal to the man who does not stop to reason. Offer to give him something for nothing and you will at once gain his confidence. It is in this way that free legal aid is going to serve the double purpose of purging the profession of its taint, and at the same time serve those who have just causes and are unable to obtain the services of a lawyer who charges fees...
...Legal Aid Shows Reality of Justice...
...Legal aid will serve another purpose. It will educate the masses in the knowledge that courts are places where anyone can go to redress the wrongs that have been committed against him. The cases are numberless where persons have suffered from the most unjust imposition because of the fear that the very words "law" and "court" have caused them. Unworthy members of the profession have very often gained their more unworthy ends by the skillful manner in which they have used this weapon. "Being called to court" and "going to court" are phrases as terrible to many persons...
...regular spring meeting of the Legal Aid Bureau on March 3 the officers for the coming summer session were elected. The new President, Oscar John Dorwin, 2L., of Minosqua, Wis., will hold his office for one year, while the other officers will retire at the end of the summer session. The other elections were as follows: Vice-president, Ralph, Randolph 2L, of Austin, Texas.; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert Lockwood Lipman 2L.; of Berkely, Cal,; Board of Directors, James Burrill Angel 2L., of Detroit, Mich.; Charles Roe Harden 3L., of New Park, N. J.; and Arthur Emil Simon 2L., of Spokane, Wash...