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Legal Services Corporation 2022-1 The Private Attorney Involvement did not exceed the 12 ?% requirement. Condition and Criteria: Under the terms of the grant agreement, the Organization is required to expend 12 ?% of the Legal Services Corporation grant on Private Attorney Involvement. The Organization did not meet this 12 ?% requirement. Effect: The Organization did not meet the 12 ?% requirement of Private Attorney Involvement. Cause: The primary cause of the shortage was the pro bono project director position was unfilled for a period during the year. A secondary cause is a lack of private attorneys to take on pro bono cases in the Organization?s service area. Recommendation: It should be stressed to the staff of the Organization the importance of finding private attorneys to help with these matters and to maintain good working relationships with the private attorneys to continue to keep their services in the future.