The local program will match your substantive interests with the types of cases they refer. Your name will then be placed in a rotating referral list. While the greatest need is for direct representation, especially in housing and family law cases, participation in other cases and in other roles is quite possible. You may choose to assist as co-counsel in a major case, or simply offer consultation or training in your area of expertise. Those who qualify are assigned for follow-up calls from Legal Services attorneys and private attorneys who volunteer for the hotline pro bono panel.
Panelists assist clients over the phone in the substantive areas of their choice.
Volunteers can choose to work on-site or from their own offices. No courtroom activity is required. The IRP was established to address the unmet civil legal needs of low-income, lawfully present aliens. Pro bono attorneys assist these clients in asylum and naturalization matters. Many more pro bono attorneys are need to help respond to the great number of domestic violence cases and their wide geographic distribution around the state.