Criteria and Application for ATJC Approved Legal Service Provider Status

The Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission (ATJC) oversees the process whereby a new legal aid organization may be recognized as a legal aid provider for purposes of receiving IOLTA funding as well as allowing its lawyers to be eligible for Rule 49 certification if the organization and attorney otherwise meet the elements necessary for said certification.  This designation does not entitle any entity to any other funding received by a legal aid organization such as legislatively acquired filing fees, recording fees, and other grant funding.

The applicant organization must establish that they are filling a unique gap in services not covered by existing providers, whether geographic or subject matters gaps.  Newly approved legal service providers cannot have the effect of reducing funding to existing providers.  Any IOLTA fund eligibility must be derived from funds that exceed the previous years’ granting and then are subject to a revised distribution formula to be developed and ratified by the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers.

To be considered as an Access to Justice Commission approved entity, an entity must meet the following criteria:

1. The applicant organization must identify and fill a severe and unique gap in legal services not covered by existing providers, whether a geographic or subject matter gap, which can only be addressed by the new applicant.
2. The applicant organization must have a mission of providing civil legal aid services at no cost to low-income Nevadans and primarily service low-income Nevadans.
3. The applicant organization must have a minimum of a three-year track record of providing quality legal services without charge to low-income Nevadans.
4. The applicant organization must be a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in Nevada and have adopted bylaws. Its Board of Directors and Executive Director must live in the State of Nevada, and a majority of its lawyers must be barred in the State of Nevada.
5. The applicant organization must abide by the American Bar Association Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Aid.
6. The organization must agree to become a participating and pro rata paying member of the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers. (Currently five members.  Total budget ~$200,000.)
7. The executive director or high-ranking individual of the organization must participate in meetings and committees of the Access to Justice Commission.
8. The applicant organization must provide a list of legal services certifications, memberships, and affiliations and if approved, must provide an annual report to the Commission and provide any requested information during any period of certification.
9. The applicant must acknowledge its awareness of all of the criteria for becoming an approved legal service provider, including awareness of the Commission’s Statewide Service Delivery Plan (SSDP), and an acknowledgment that approval cannot have the effect of reducing funding to existing providers.  Any IOLTA fund eligibility must be derived from funds that exceed the previous year’s granting and then are subject to a revised distribution formula to be developed and ratified by the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers.

Application to Become a Nevada Legal Aid Service Provider Approved by the Access to Justice Commission

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Applications submitted 90 days in advance of one of three Access to Justice Commission meetings each year, typically in March, June, and November, can be included on the agenda for the next meeting.

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Prior to beginning the application, please review the list of criteria above in order to assess potential eligibility. Be sure to review and assemble the documents required in PDF; you will be asked to upload them with your application as a final step prior to submission.

Describe how the applicant organization will fill a severe and unique gap in legal services not provided by existing providers and that can only be addressed by the new applicant.(Required)

Describe the applicant organization’s mission.(Required)

Attach documentation that the applicant organization is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in Nevada and attach adopted bylaws.(Required)

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Attach documentation that shows your Board of Directors and Executive Director live in the State of Nevada, and a majority of its lawyers are barred in the State of Nevada.(Required)

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Attest that the applicant organization will abide by the American Bar Association Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Aid.(Required)

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Attach a list of legal services certifications, memberships, and affiliations held by the applicant organization.(Required)

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If approved, the organization must agree to become a participating and pro rata paying member of the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers. (Currently five members. Total budget ~$200,000.)(Required)

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If approved, the executive director or high-ranking individual of the organization must participate in meetings and committees of the Access to Justice Commission.(Required)

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If approved, the applicant organization must commit to providing an annual report to the Commission and provide any requested information during any period of certification.(Required)

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If approved, the applicant organization must certify its awareness of all of the criteria for becoming an approved legal service provider, including awareness of the Commission’s Statewide Service Delivery Plan (SSDP), a requirement that the applicant legal service providers must establish that a unique gap in services exists that is not covered by existing providers, whether a geographic gap or subject matter gap, and cannot have the effect of reducing funding to existing providers. Applicant organization will acknowledge that any IOLTA fund eligibility must be derived from funds that exceed the previous year’s granting and then are subject to a revised distribution formula to be developed and ratified by the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers.(Required)

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