LSC Compliance Oversight - Common Compliance Concerns, Oversight Tools, and Recent Trends

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This session will focus on the most common concerns noted by Office of Compliance and Enforcement staff during recent oversight visits and desk reviews and most commonly identified/referred by the Office of Inspector General. There will also be a discussion of OCE oversight tools and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on Private Attorney Involvement and Fund Balance waivers. Grantees will be asked to share their experiences with OCE oversight tools through polls and/or interactive discussions.

Upon completion, participants will better understand the compliance concerns most frequently noted by LSC's Office of Compliance and Enforcement during recent oversight reviews.
Upon completion, participants will have learned more about LSC's fund balance and Private Attorney Involvement waiver request processes, and the LSC prior approval process.
Upon completion, participants should be able to differentiate between OCE's various oversight tools.

Lora Rath, JD

Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement

Legal Services Corporation

Lora M. Rath is the Director of LSC’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE). OCE staff members, including attorneys and fiscal specialists, conduct on-site and desk reviews of organizations receiving LSC funds and also provide training and technical assistance to ensure compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as restrictions, that accompany LSC funding. Lora was hired into OCE in April 2001 - serving first as a Program Counsel before being promoted to Deputy Director in 2007 and then to Director in 2012. As a Program Counsel, Lora served as a team member or the team leader on numerous on-site compliance reviews, and in her role as Deputy Director she was responsible for overseeing the 1630 and 1627 review and approval processes. Prior to joining OCE, Lora was the Director of Policy & Planning for the Veterans Benefits Department of Paralyzed Veterans of America, a service organization that advocates for quality health care and benefits for our nation's veterans. She also served as a veterans law specialist at The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program.