Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc.- IELLA Legal Aid
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To Volunteer, Contact:
Veronica Garcia
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Location:
2060 University AvenueSuite 113Riverside, CA 92507
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 951-369-3009
- Fax: 951-369-6211
- Website: http://www.IELLA.org
- Email: FKSamson@IELLAaid.org
The Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc., (IELLA Legal Aid), is a non-profit legal aid organization providing FREE legal services to low-income individuals and underserved communities of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, the "Inland Empire".
IELLA Legal Aid provides access to justice to poor and disenfranchised residents of the Inland Empire by providing legal services through legal aid clinics. The dedicated pro bono panel of volunteer attorneys, volunteers and staff enable IELLA Legal Aid to serve the underserved at our legal aid clinics.
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Riverside, San Bernardino
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Restraining orders, expungements
- Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, General Public, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, State Residents, Torture survivors, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Mentors/consultants, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Chavacano, Spanish
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Weekends
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- Training / Supervision Comments: IELLA Legal Aid seeks new attorneys seeking immediate in-court experience representing clients at increasingly higher levels of case difficulty with assistance of seasoned senior attorneys IELLA Legal Aid seeks experienced attorneys to serve as mentors you newly admitted attorneys in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
- 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: Impact, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students, Prepare legal education materials, Translate legal documents
- Other Project Types: Representing Teenage Parents and Victims of Domestic Violence
- Long Distance Opportunities: Conduct Research, Draft or Translate Legal Documents, Mentor Volunteer Lawyers
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
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