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  1. CA Pro Bono Summit tomorrow, plus planning for #pbweek celebrations in NorCal & SoCal - rockin' the pro bono world in CA!
  2. 113 orgs sign nat'l letter to lift LSC restrictions - 39 of them from CA! And CA Judiciary Cte members sign Dear Colleague Letter. Yay PIC!
  3. Over 70 summer associates have started their pro bono research projects & training two more firms Fri & Mon. Kick start the pro bono summer!
  4. 2009 Pro Bono Summer Sampler in full swing-trained summers at Gibson Dunn, Orrick, Paul Hastings, Bingham: tomorrow Hanson Bridgett, Winston
  5. PIC gathering signatures for support ltr to lift LSC restrictions: CA IOLTA orgs contact Linda at PIC to sign on. Deadline Tues AM 6/02!
  6. PIC seeking CA IOLTA program sign-ons to nat'l letter calling for lifting LSC restrictions: email to go out soon. Qs? Linda Kim, Assoc. Dir.
  7. RT @shrivercenter @lawyerist @kmontenegro Public interest law grads now get LexisNexis for free http://bit.ly/F6HMf
  8. PIC working w/NLADA on S 896, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to include foreclosure-related legal services work (House. Fin Cte)
  9. RT @ABAJournal DLA Piper Cuts Starting Pay to $145K, Apparently May Eliminate Lockstep http://tinyurl.com/q6fapu
  10. RT @LSNTAP: 50 Tech Tips for Tough Economic Times Now Available http://tinyurl.com/ofsd2u
  11. State Bar "Find a Lawyer" website project WILL include link to LawHelpCA.org thanx to PIC advocacy at Board of Gov. mtg Friday!
  12. Senators Feinstein & Boxer sign onto Kennedy's Senate "dear colleague" letter urging increased legal services funding - go California!
  13. PIC Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Atty, Salena Copeland, speaking @ Equal Justice Conf. this week on pro bono rural service learning trips
  14. RT @accesstojustice House Passes Mortgage Reform Bill Including $35 Million for Legal Aid (US) http://bit.ly/38qfn
  15. Obama's budget calls for lifting LSC restrictions on non-LSC funds. Yee haw! http://tinyurl.com/okrz43
  16. Pls win PIC & LAAC $2000 in haiku contest at www.zerodivide.org; its the last haiku on the list, by Tressa Milford. Vote Now! Deadline 5/15
  17. rt @shrivercenter: ABA litigation fundamentals/opening statements training; free to first 250 leg aid advs who sign up: http://bit.ly/SRPs6
  18. Associate Director on her way back from lobbying DC - talked with the CA delegation, incl. Speaker's office - lets end LSC restrictions!
  19. Plans starting for 2009 Pro Bono Summit; first week in October, probably at the State Bar office in SF. More details to come.
  20. Talking about Right to Counsel with the Access Csn - AB 590 moving forward; interesting developments nationally. www.civilrighttocounsel.org