In Buffalo, NY attorneys help with landlord tenant cases. The court refers parties to these volunteers who review eviction notices, and advise clients on options and remedies in housing matters. The volunteer attorney is scheduled for one day's court docket. The Virginia legal services community has teamed up with the State Bar Association's Young Lawyer Committee to staff a series of pro bono hotlines. Each legal service office conducts a pro bono program where volunteer attorneys agree to participate in several four-hour sessions each year.
Volunteers call clients who have called the previous day.
The legal service staff screens cases and trains the volunteers. The hotline provides advice only, with cases needing more service being referred to staff attorneys. The staff of the Texas Bar Association has adopted the Capital Area AIDS Legal Project as their pro bono project. Attorneys will provide estate planning services to clients through the project. The Clinic offers women simultaneous access to a wide range of social, legal, medical, vocational and parenting services in one place on one day.