Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (South Bend)
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Location:
401 E. ColfaxSuite 116South Bend, IN 46617
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: (574) 234-8121
- Fax: (574) 239-2185
- Website: http://indianajustice.org
Indiana Legal Services (ILS) is a law office with a heart! Since 1974, regional level legal services programs in Indiana have received funding from the Legal Services Corporation.
Volunteers in South Bend are asked to commit to work one regularly scheduled 3½ hour shift (either morning or afternoon) per week for a minimum of six months (alternate arrangements can be made for students). Shifts are M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon; and M, W, Th, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, La Porte, Lagrange, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski, St Joseph, Starke
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Public Benefits
- Populations Served: Low Income
- Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client intake and screening, Hotline staffing
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No