Lawyers' pro bono service and american-style civil legal assistance

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-112

  Sandefur, Rebecca L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847286854     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00292.x     Document Type: Review

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