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CORPORATION PROFILE.
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HAKE: Legal Sarvicam Corporation (LX)
KRPOSE : LSC provides financial for legal assistance in
noncriminal procaadingm to parsons financially unable to afford
legal sa~ica~. L&C provides financial assistance to qualified
programn, and makes grants to and contracts with individual,
firms, corporations, nonprofit organitatiom, partnership, and
state and local govarnmanta for the above purpoaam.
LEGAL AUTSORITY: 42 U.S.C. 2996-29961
DATE cREATSD: July 25, 1974
LEGISLATSD -NATION DATE: None apecifiad.
ISGAL STATUS: Private, nohmambarship, nonprofit corporation
AGENCY STAl'QS: Shall not be considered a dapartmant, agency, or
instrumentality of the fadaral government.
BOARD 01 DIRIWTOPS: There ara alavan board members; all are
appointed by the PraSidant. No more than #ix nambarm ahall be of
the mama political party. A majority shall ba ~aabars of the bar
of tha highaat court of any stab, and none shall bm a full-time
amployoa of the U.S. or be damad officers or l aployaam of the
U.S. The tarn of office ia thraa years. No nombor l hall be
reappointed to more than two con8acutivm tarmm immadiataly
following such mambar~m initial term. The nombership of the
Board must include l ligibla clients and must be ganarally
ropramantativa of tha organized bar, attorneys providing lagal
asmhtanco to l ligibla clients and the general public.
ADVISORY BOARD lamBENs: Not applicebla
PAluNTAGu;wCY: None l pacifiad in enabling lagi8lation.
MtILlATBD AGENCIES: LSC conwltm vith the Offica of Kanagarant
and Budget and the govarnora of mavaral l tatam to l stnbliah
maximua income love18 for individual8 l ligibla for legal
as818tanca.
-ET STATUS: On-budget. LSC 8ubrit8 its budget directly to
the Congmsm. The Office of Kanagamant and Budgat mey 8ubmit
comment@ to the Congramm of LSC'8 budgot.
TREASURY STAl?JS: Fedora1 appropriation vithdravn fror the
Dopartront of the Treasury of an am-namdad bamia.
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