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Meet Christine Cordial, Director of Justice Initiatives at the Indiana State Bar Association!
Christine oversees the Rural Practice Academy, a yearlong cohort program designed to equip attorneys with the tools, connections, and confidence to launch sustainable law practices in rural and underserved communities.
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In the News
No lawyers, no options: Rural Montana's legal deserts
The need for lawyers in eastern Montana is having more far-reaching issues than many might expect. Court processes are slowed down, people are struggling to get representation and those who rely on the advice and guidance of legal professionals are having to look far and wide to get it.
Read more from the Terry Tribune.
Smokeball Expands Free Legal Technology Access to Over 900,000 U.S. Lawyers Through Partnering With 28 State Bars
Smokeball's recent partnerships with The Florida Bar and North Carolina State Bar bring free trust accounting technology to more than 900,000 lawyers.
Legal Group Launches Program to Boost Rural Workforce
In late January, the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) announced the creation of its Rural Practice Academy, a yearlong program designed to encourage lawyers to pursue work in counties that have been identified as underserved “legal deserts”—counties with less than one attorney per 1,000 people.