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LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.

Through its work, LSNJ strives to secure substantive and procedural justice for those living in poverty.

THE CIVIL JUSTICE GAP 2011 REPORT

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  • At least 40% of evictions present defenses with merit, such as uninhabitable conditions or incorrect amounts stated to be due. Yet 99% of the 164,863 defendants in tenancies were unrepresented.
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POVERTY IN FOCUS

The stories included in Poverty In Focus are accounts of low-income people living in New Jersey, based on individual interviews across the state.

Download Poverty in Focus Story spacerYEARS OF MANUAL LABOR take a toll.
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POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Poverty Research Institute (PRI) publishes a variety of reports concerning poverty in New Jersey.

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LEGAL SERVICES IN THE NEWS

05/22/12: Editorial: Increase N.J. minimum wage to help working poor (from the Times of Trenton/nj.com) - Nearly one in four...

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05/21/12: Poverty Summit hears tales of New Jerseyans going without (from Philly.com)

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05/21/12: Increasing poverty demands action (from Philly.com) - An alarming new study shows more New Jersey residents than ever are...

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05/20/12: Nearly a quarter of N.J. residents lived in poverty in 2010, study shows (from nj.com) - New Jersey may be among the...

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05/20/12: New Report: NJ Poverty At Record Level – And Increasing (from njtoday.net) - There are more New Jerseyans living in poverty...

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KEY LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

04/11/12: Talmage Lord v. Board of Review (App. Div. 4/11/12) - In this published decision, the court held that a person who was...

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03/15/12: Selling Law Firm Accounts Receivable to a Third Party or Retaining a Collection Agency for Collection of...

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