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Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow was confirmed by the Senate last week to be appointed to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, the country’s largest provider of civil legal aid for the poor...
Minow’s comprehensive view of law and society will be an asset to the board, according to Stephen Barr, the corporation’s director of media relations...
...board, which changes with each presidency, is comprised of 11 members, six of which can be members of the current administration’s party. “The board strives to be a bipartisan body that works by consensus,” Barr said...
...current board members are a mix of academics and practitioners. Barr said he assumes the White House “looks at people who are interested in legal aid to the poor in drawing up the board...
Though the board, which meets throughout the year and is expected to oversee all of the corporation’s work, requires a significant amount of time, Barr said he believes the new committment will not affect Minow’s ability to fulfill her duties...