Public Counsel
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
610 S ARDMORE AVELOS ANGELES, CA 900052322
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 213- 385-2977
- Website: http://www.publiccounsel.org/
Public Counsel is the largest pro bono law firm in the nation. We work with major law firms and corporations to change people's futures.
Our staff of 61 attorneys and 52 support staff - including five social workers - along with over 5,000 volunteer lawyers, law students and legal professionals assists over 30,000 children, youth, families, and community organizations every year.
Founded in 1970, Public Counsel is the public interest law firm of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations as well as the Southern California affiliate of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Public Counsel's activities are far-ranging and impact a wide spectrum of people who live at or below the poverty level. Volunteer attorneys have the opportunity to work on a variety of different projects-large and small, litigation and transactional matters. Our staff provides training, model pleadings and forms and consultations to volunteers.
Here are Public Counsel's Remote Pro Bono Opportunities:
http://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/assets/files/1312.pdf
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Los Angeles
- Area of law: Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Education, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Nonprofit Organizations, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Veterans
- Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, General Public, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrants, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Micro-enterprises, Military/Veterans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, Prisoners/Criminal Defendants, Torture survivors, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish
- 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 counseling (e.g., brief advice), Client intake and screening, Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Transactional work, Translate legal documents
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
