Northwest Immigrant Rights Project - QLSP
- To Volunteer, Contact:
-
Location:
615 2nd Ave, Suite 400Seattle, WA 98104-2244
- Phone: 206-587-4009
- Fax: 206-587-4025
- Website: http://www.nwirp.org
- Email: probono@nwirp.org
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is a non-profit immigration legal services office that provides legal representation and community education to low-income refugees and immigrants in Washington State.
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima
- Area of law: Immigration & Naturalization, Nonprofit Organizations, Prisoners, Assistance with recruiting pro bono attorneys and law students in different areas of the state
- Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Immigrants, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Persons with Disabilities, State Residents, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Paralegals
- Need for non-English services: Arabic, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hindi, Ilocano, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Oromo, Russian, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- Training / Supervision Comments: NWIRP holds CLE trainings several times a years and as needed. All NWIRP pro bono attorneys receive technical support for the duration of the case.
- CLE credit for pro bono: Yes
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
Download this organization and add it to your address book.
Please report any corrections to this organization's information.
