Legal Assistance Law and Legal Definition
According to 42 USCS § 3002 [Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare; Chapter 35. Programs for Older Americans; Declaration of Objectives and Definitions], the term legal assistance
"(A) means legal advice and representation provided by an attorney to older individuals with economic or social needs; and
(B) includes
(i) to the extent feasible, counseling or other appropriate assistance by a paralegal or law student under the direct supervision of an attorney; and
(ii) counseling or representation by a nonlawyer where permitted by law."
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Related Legal Terms
- Acquisition Assistance [Transportation]
- Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
- Advisory and Assistance Services
- Advisory or Assistance Services [Energy]
- Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
- AIDS Drug Assistance Programs
- Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Recipient
- American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators [ABMDI]
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program [ATA]
