Justice on the Road

The Illinois Bar Journal’s April cover story looks at the Land of Lincoln Legal Aids new Mobile Justice Clinic. With its five regional and four satellite offices, and a legal advice and referral hotline, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid serves residents in the 65 counties of central and southern Illinois. A pair of mobile justice vans—new as of late February—will extend Land of Lincoln’s ability to provide access to justice in the farthest reaches of the state’s rural areas. The idea for the mobile vans—dubbed the Mobile Justice Clinic—came partly from pop-up efforts by other legal aid organizations to help victims of natural disasters prepare their insurance claims, garner disaster relief benefits, and recreate lost documents like birth certificates and wills. Each van has space for two offices equipped with a laptop, telephone, and internet access. Other amenities include a refrigerator and a microwave. The vans are designed to handle the same kinds of intake performed at Land of Lincoln’s legal advice and referral center.

Read, "Justice on the Road," in the April Illinois Bar Journal.