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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1982)
Legal Services is busier But delegating workload saves time, director says By Richard Burr Of the Emerald Increased efficiency during the past two years has enabled Legal Services to handle its in creasing caseload, says Charles Spinner, Legal Services director. Legal Services offers students a wide range of non-li tigatory services, including legal advising and handling civil suits, but rarely takes major lawsuits. The program's ser vices are funded through in cidental fees, but students pay expenses other than attorney's time, such as filing fees in volved. "We see a tremendously larger amount of people than we did when I started here five years ago,'' Spinner says Spinner says he has noticed the increase, but didn't have specific statistics to support his observations Specialization may have something to do with the increased business Spinner deals with similar kinds of legal problems, so he can handle each case faster Assigning some paperwork and the simpler cases to par alegal staff instead of Spinner was another method used to increase efficiency. This leaves Spinner free to see more clients and handle more complex cases like contract disputes and property damage Training Off-Campus Hous ing and Office of Student Ad vocacy staff to handle more cases pertinent to their pro grams has also reduced his workload. Spinner says. The office also hired a legal secretary who doesn't have the school worries that plagued the workstudy secretaries who for merly worked there, Spinner says The program withheld pay in creases and cut some budget items to get the Incidental Fee Committee approval for the legal secretary. Spinner adds Word-of-mouth and paid ad vertising also has contributed to the increased caseload, Spin ner says After checking the current budget for overruns. Spinner says he may ask the IFC for more money to pay for office materials used due to the in creased caseload A, He will also ask for a cost-of living salary adjustment The “cost of living goes up every year, and I feel it’s appro priate for me to request that," he says. “Whether they want to give it or not is their business, but I think that the support staff ought to receive it." Although the office's limited budget usually keeps him from taking litigation cases, he says sometimes he gets "suckered" into handling litigation for students “Once in a while I’ll see something going on that strikes me as an outrageous injustice, and the person just has no ability to get any kind of legal assistance," he says "I'll get involved." Besides these infrequent cases, Spinner says he handles a “tremendous number of divorces “It's one of the primary rea sons why I need a legal secre tary," he says About 90 percent of the documents his office files in court deal with domestic rela tions, Spinner says Emerald Photo Spinner says he handies a "tremendous number of divorces " GRAND VIDRO OPENING! INTRODUCING: The Time Zone 2160 W. llth 342-1534 Sun. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Kri. & Sat. 10 a.m. - Midnight (.KANO OPENING OFFER OF 7 PLAYS FOR ONLY $1.00! r .Order your holiday photo greeting cflrrfs now/ 4 greetings to choose from fn Molidjw o«6)*ms Hv world Quantity 25 50 100 200 Early Bird Special •.before 11 54J2) $ 8.99 $15.99 $27.99 $47.99 Everyday Low Price $10.99 $19.99 $34.99 $59.99 Imprinted Holiday Photo Greeting Cards with the customer s name are available at a $2 50 set-up charge plus $.05 per card There is a maximum of two lines. This service will take an EXTRA 4 DAYS in the plant Imprinting is available in red ink only. L 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 7:30-5:30 BOOKSTORE sat 1000-300 Textbooks $86-3520 • Genera! Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 A ANDERSON’S V SNIAGRAB SKI SALE AT THE LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS i I f---- -- I I JL E« I ALL SKIS HALF PRICE OR LESS!! Downhill and Cross Country skis by Head, Olin, Hexal, Fisher, Trak, Addidas, Atomic, Rossignol ★ SUPER BUYS! ★ Atomic ASM was $150.00 NOW $75.00 Rossignol Mirage was $150 00 NOW $75.00 Fisher Cut 70 was $120.00 NOW $99.95 BY THE V, HUNDREDS REDUCED^ 30 to 40% SKI PARKAS SKI BIBS SWEATERS WARMUPS & U , v4 ALL HALF PRICE SKI HATS SKI GOGGLES SKI GLOVES AFTER SKI BOOTS ww ALL SKI BOOTS HALF PRICE OR LESS!! Boots by Lange, Scott, Hierling, San Marco. ★ SUPER BUYS! ★ toot 'W San Marco BX 1 ski boot Reg. $195.00 NOW $89.95 BINDINGS! Salomon 226 w/brake Reg. $85.00 SALE $60.00 Geze SE's w/brake Reg. $160.00 SALE $109.95 Geze L’s w/brake Reg. $140.00 SALE $94.95 ★ SUPER BUYS! * Salomon 222 w/brake SALE $39.95 ★ SUPER BUY ★ Scott Ski Poles Reg. $24.95 SALE $15.95 SALE ITEMS THIS LOCATIONS ONLY! LOCATED AT THE LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Hours: Friday Noon-Nine Saturday Noon-Six Sunday Noon-Five /isa/MC welecome \LL SALES FINAL MO LAYWAYS 3ictures for display purposes only HARVEY FOX*® AIUDERSPIM’S SPORTING GOODS ^__ Moon: m - 4:30 Monday through Friday
