Paralegals join staff from the Legal Clinic and meet with homeless clients and take on their cases. In addition, two members are on call for two-week periods to handle simple matters referred to them by the Legal Clinic personnel. Paralegals assist with homeless legal aid and intake interviews with homeless clients. Paralegals assist with intake interviews at legal clinics for the homeless' problems with entitlements. Provides legal services to the homeless.
Paralegals perform intake interviews, find shelter space and assist with case preparation.
Conduct intake interviews, follow-up and arrange attorney assistance. Inform parents of children's benefits. Paralegals assist volunteer attorneys with intake and resolution of legal matters for residents of the homeless shelter. Volunteer Lawyer Program of the Rhode Island Bar Association. RIPA incorporated the categories used by the Volunteer Lawyer Program so that those volunteers of RIPA who are participating in the program could be matched accordingly.