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CLEVELAND, OH (10/25/09) - Host, Harry Boomer sits down for a conversation with members of the Legal Aid Society.

Legal Aid Society is the oldest and largest not-for-profit organization in the United States providing free legal services for clients who cannot afford to pay for counsel.

During 2008, with a staff of some 1,400 - including nearly 850 lawyers and 600 social workers, investigators, paralegals, and support. 

The Society handled 295,00 legal matters for clients with civil, criminal, or juvenile rights legal problems.

The Legal Aid Society has a comprehensive city-wide legal services program for clients. The Society's legal program operates three major practices - Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Rights.

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