LSNF Staff Access

Staff

• Advocacy Manual for the Legal Advice Hotline: Manual is designed to assist the pro bono attorney with quick legal advice and to help produce substantive legal advice letters covering a wide range of civil legal topics.

• Alien Eligibility Policy and Form:  LSNF alien eligibility policy reference and accompanying form to use.

• Client Eligibility Guidelines: LSNF complete client eligibility policy. Useful to LSNF staff for quick client eligibility reference.

• Client Grievance Procedures: LSNF client grievance policy.

• Grants Archive:  LSNF archive of funding sources, access to narrative descriptions in LSNF grant applications to help LSNF staff better understand program responsibilities to funding sources.

• Language Line Services:  To ensure LSNF's services are accessible to applicants and clients who are Limited English Proficient and tells you how to access Language Line Services.  Effective 1/19/08 you will be required to enter the personal code assigned to your program as well as the PIN for the account which is 357 for all programs. If you enter an incorrect personal code an operator will advise you to contact your program administrator for the correct personal code and/or PIN. STAFF FLUENT IN FOLLOWING LANGUAGES: Spanish - Erica Garber (Tallahassee office), Gareth Getzin (Panama City office), and Keith Halpern (Quincy Office).

• Legal Services Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Standard employer EEO policy.

• Legal Services Personnel Policies and Procedures. Useful to LSNF staff for quick employment policy reference.

• Legal Services Regulations: LSC Act. Useful to LSNF staff for quick program reference.

• Legal Services 2008 - 2009 Long Range Plan: Useful to LSNF staff for quick reference to program planning goals.

• Litigation Manual: A compilation of LSNF program operations policy. Useful to LSNF staff for quick program policy reference.

• Pro Bono Plan: LSNF annual pro bono plan approved by the LSNF board and provided to all service area bar associations.

• Program Policy Statements and Directive Memoranda to Staff of same: Useful to LSNF staff for quick program policy reference.

• Request for Litigation Funds Form: Staff to complete form for approval to obtain litigation funds for cases. Upon submitting the form it will be directed to your immediate supervisor for approval.

• Staff Holiday Dates 2008: LSNF staff holidays throughout the year.

• Staff Meeting Dates 2008: LSNF staff meeting dates throughout the year.

• Summary of Prohibited and Restricted Activities: A chart summarizing program and staff restricted activities. Useful to LSNF staff for quick program policy reference.

• Travel Reimbursement Voucher Form: Staff to complete form upon return from any LSNF authorized program travel. Upon submitting the form it will be directed immediately to your supervisor for approval.

• Work Incentive Policy:  Current policy on LSNF employee bonus pay.