- 9 In implementing each of the objectives listed above, the Administration on Aging and the Legal Services Corporation will consider joint activities, wherever feasible, to avoid duplication of efforts and to maximize the effective use of the resources of each organization. The Commissioner on Aging and the President of the Legal Services Corporation will designate each a staff person to ensure that this agreement is properly implemented. One year following the signing of this agreement, the Administration on Aging and the Legal Services Corporation will prepare a report summarizing the specific progress made and obstacles confronted in implementing this agreement. The report will be disseminated to the aging network, Administration on Aging grantees, recipients of Legal Services Corporation funds, and other interested individuals and organizations, including appropriate Members of Congress and Congressional Committees. Signed in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 1977 Cute $7. Arthur S. Flemming Administration on Aging U. S. Department of Health, Themen Enlich Thomas Ehrlich President Legal Services Corporation The following materials were submitted by Thomas Ehrlich, President, Legal Services Corporation, for the record and are on file with the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights: 1. Paralegal Utilization Training 2. Outline of the Supplemental Security Income and Disability Representation Training Program 3. Fundamental Advocacy and Skills Exhibit No. 18 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 733 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20005 (202) 376-5100 October 3, 1977 Thomas Ehrlich E. Clinton Bamberger, Jr. At the hearing on September 27, 1977, one of the Commissioners asked me to supply further information concerning our experience with training paralegals in general, and elderly paralegals in particular. The Corporation plans to train approximately 700 para- Of the elderly paralegals our Office of Program Support has been able to train thus far, many do work in specialized elderly units of legal services programs. Many others, however, perform general paralegal tasks as part of the basic Legal Services Corporation-funded operations. The Corporation shares a view expressed by the Com- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Mr. Arthur S. Flemming -2 October 3, 1977 I am enclosing the following materials, which I think will be of interest to the Commission members and staff: (1) Paralegal Utilization Training Materials; (2) Outline of the Supplemental Security Income and Disability Representation Training Program; (3) Fundamental Advocacy and Skills Training Program Manual. Each of these training manuals is regularly revised to include current law and improved techniques. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before the Commission. Cordially, Tom Enlil Thomas Ehrlich Enclosures Exhibit No. 19 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 733 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20005 (202) 376-5100 December 1, 1977 Ms. Laura Wilmot U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Age Discrimination Study 1730 K Street, NW Suite 214 Washington, DC 20425 Dear Ms. Wilmot: On November 14, you requested seven items of information for inclusion in the record of President Ehrlich's testimony before the Commission on September 27. We have gathered what information is available. 1. Last two quarters of reports from the office of Field Services As you and I discussed, this information would be voluminous and overly burdensome as the regional offices submit monitoring reports on each of the more than 300 programs each quarter. You agreed that your General Counsel had acquiesced during the testimony to the Commission sending staff here to look at whatever reports it wishes that are part of the public record. 670 paralegals have Another 2. Statistics concerning paralegal training 3. Board members Only 9 of the 10 positions on the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors are currently filled. Each of the directors is male. Seven are White, one is Black and one is Hispanic American. Their age distribution is as follows: |