You may choose to represent a battered woman in securing long-term safety and economic stability through a divorce or paternity action. You may choose to draft simple estate planning documents for an HIV-positive parent with minor children. You may choose to protect a family from sudden homelessness. Depending upon your interests, we will refer two pro bono cases to you each year for individual representation in legal areas which interest you at a time which is convenient for you through our Pro Bono Panel. You may choose to accompany staff to a local homeless shelter or other community facility to meet clients with special needs.
PALS works for everybody.
PALS delivers quality legal assistance to low income families in matters involving probate and family law, housing, benefits, and consumer and elder issues. PALS gives you intensive practical experience in working with real clients with real problems. PALS offers technical support, sample forms and computerized documents as well as mentoring. PALS lets you return something to your community that really matters. PALS makes you feel good about being a lawyer.