The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Subsidiaries

EIN: 340866026

UEI: K36FNJPBHL73

Data as of August 22, 2026

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Subsidiaries10 audit years3 findings
10
Audit Years
3
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings

FY 2021-12-31

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on April 27, 2022. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by October 27, 2022 (1395 days ago).

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2021-001
Eligibility

During case file testing, one case did not have a signed retainer on file in the Organization's recordkeeping system under LSC regulation 1611.9. Questioned Costs: None noted Cause and Effect: Although the missing retainer agreement was documented within the LegalServer system, this is not in compliance with LSC regulations. Recommendation: We recommend management provide additional training to all case handlers with regards to the required documentation procedures for case files.

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Reference Number: 2021-001 Federal Agency: Legal Services Corporation Program Name(s): Basic Field Grant CFDA Number(s): 9.43603050 Criteria or specific requirement: LSC regulation 1611.9 specifies when providing extended service to a client, a recipient must execute a written retainer agreement and the recipient must maintain copies of the retainer agreement. Context and Condition: During case file testing, one case did not have a signed retainer on file in the Organization's recordkeeping system under LSC regulation 1611.9. Questioned Costs: None noted Cause and Effect: Although the missing retainer agreement was documented within the LegalServer system, this is not in compliance with LSC regulations. Recommendation: We recommend management provide additional training to all case handlers with regards to the required documentation procedures for case files.

Corrective Action Plan

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Findings: 2021-001 Agency: The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Subsidiary Name of contact person(s) and title(s): Tom Mlakar, Deputy Director for Advocacy Anticipated completion date: July 1, 2022 Agency?s response: The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Subsidiary agrees with this finding and will implement the following corrective actions. Legal Aid management will notify in writing all staff who are responsible for handling cases, reminding them as to the requirements for executing retainers under LSC regulation 1611.9. Legal Aid management will develop a new error-checking report to review all open cases for a missing retainer. This report will be distributed monthly to the primary attorney assigned to each case, managers for the attorneys handling the cases, and the Deputy Director for Advocacy. Management will provide training and send a memorandum to all staff regarding: ? the retainer requirements, ? using the new error checking report to review cases for missing retainers, and ? the tools available in the LegalServer case management system for documenting and storing retainers. Legal Aid management will review the procedures and requirements with all managers. Legal Aid management will reinforce the need for managers to regularly review the monthly error-checking reports they receive to ensure compliance with the retainer requirement.

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FY 2016-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on April 30, 2017 — management decision was due October 30, 2017.

2016-001
Activities Allowed or Unallowed

GSA_MIGRATION

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2016-002
Activities Allowed or Unallowed

GSA_MIGRATION

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