4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.
- This event has passed.
Lawyers in Libraries
May 3, 2016, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Free
Law Week is May 1-7, 2016
Because libraries are at the heart of our communities and justice is at the heart of our democracy, librarians and lawyers are joining forces. During Law Week, Maine lawyers will be present at prearranged times at Maine public libraries throughout the state to meet and speak with members of the public about issues of access to courts and justice in the Twenty-First Century. The lawyers will also provide general guidance and information on referral to legal resources to individual attendees.
The goal of Lawyers in Libraries is to provide Maine citizens with an understanding of how having meaningful access to legal advice and information is critical to their community’s well-being. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet a lawyer in their community and receive information about free resources and low-cost legal assistance. Information on consulting with a lawyer, unbundled services and the Lawyer Referral Service of the Maine State Bar Association will also be available – information that will be helpful for those who do not qualify for free legal help.
This event is organized and presented by the Maine Justice Action Group Collaboration on Innovation, Technology and Equal Access to Justice which includes the Maine State Bar Association, The Maine Bar Foundation, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Maine public libraries, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, the State of Maine Judicial Branch and other organizations committed to furthering the cause of access to justice.
For more information regarding the Lawyers in Libraries initiative, visit www.lawyersinlibraries.org.