LACBA Counsel for Justice Veterans Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
Bob Hope Patriotic Hall 1816 South Figueroa StreetLos Angeles, CA 90015
- Phone: (213) 833-6564
- Website: http://www.lacba.org/veterans
- Email: aculberson@lacba.org
LACBA's Veterans Project works to identify and address opportunities to assist veterans, active military personnel and reservists with their legal needs. Since it was founded three years ago, the Veterans Project has already helped resolve and refer hundreds of matters on behalf of service men and women.
The Veterans Project's next initiative is a new partnership between U.S. VETS and Los Angeles County to add pro bono legal services at Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
The program will initially target veterans who are unemployed and at risk of homelessness by offering legal services, clinics, and self-help workshops in the areas of:
Clearing Outstanding Tickets and Warrants
Reinstating California Driver Licenses
Expungements: Clearing Criminal Record for Employment
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Los Angeles
- Area of law: Veterans
- Populations Served: Military/Veterans
- Opportunities For: Law school clinic, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- 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: Yes
- 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), Prepare legal education materials
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
