Three volunteer attorneys are provided each Friday of the year and are assigned to a victim scheduled to appear that day. The program is in its fourth year of operation and continues to draw a steady stream of volunteers from the bar membership. Distributing bookmarks as a way to disseminate information about the availability of legal services to those in need is an idea used in many jurisdictions. To reach that community, the bar association printed bookmarks with information about legal service agencies in English on one side, and Spanish on the other. Bookmarks were not only placed in visible locations in local courthouses, but the Alexandria Bar recruited courtroom bailiffs to distribute them to members of the public who expressed need or concern about accessing legal assistance.
Bailiffs often use the bookmarks to note a person's next court date.
The program consisted of a variety of educational seminars for the public that included fire, SWAT team and police exhibits, tours of the law library and Circuit Court Clerk's office, and demonstrations about accessing information via computers. It also included a mock trial of Curly Pig vs. In all, the program provided an excellent opportunity for the public to become better acquainted with their municipal government and court system. The supplement was funded entirely through the sale of advertising to law firms and local businesses and was released in conjunction with Law Week, a time when many organizations hold law awareness and education programs. In an effort to accommodate and create ease of use for the non-attorney patrons, the bar association created six separate carrels for pro se use only.