The Uncontested Divorce Legal Clinics are scheduled the third Saturday of every month at the Fairfax Office of Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Paralegals are responsible for completing the initial intake interview with the clients the day of the clinics. Paralegals handle nearly all aspects of a case to include preparing bills of complaint, arranging for service, scheduling hearings and preparing final decrees of divorce. The paralegals are given sample pleadings, pleadings checklists, forms and the procedures for Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Screen clients for self-help divorce classes and currently assisting with the Comprehensive Legal Needs Survey.
Conduct intake interviews and assist in court obtaining restraining orders.
Paralegals prepare intake forms, complete conflict checks, and financial eligibility assessments for indigent clients in connection with divorce, custody or support matters. Paralegals conduct initial client interviews and prepare a Petition or Preliminary Order to help individuals obtain a temporary Protection from Abuse order. Paralegals assist in teaching groups of clients the process of pro se representation. VLSP utilizes paralegals to provide critical services to low-income and indigent residents of San Francisco in a wide variety of civil law matters. VLSP is the largest and the only fully comprehensive legal services provider in San Francisco.