The New Advocate of the Year Award recognizes those who use their legal skills in an active, creative way that produces outstanding benefits for individual clients and the communities in which they live. Eligible nominees are attorneys and paralegals who work with a provider (LSC or non-LSC funded) of civil legal aid to low-income people, who have been employed by their program less than five years.
UP TO THREE additional supporting nomination letters by individuals or programs, or documents highlighting the nominee's work can be submitted. Please email this documentation to Laura Brown at
lbrown@tals.org. Nominations and all support material are due by June 30, 2023.