Extensive training and a volunteer committee structure provide support to volunteers. Summaries of pending cases needing volunteers are available. The YLS joined the Legal Assistance Foundation and the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights in developing this program to provide legal representation to community-based organizations that undertake economic development activities. The program offers legal representation for matters of incorporation and corporate maintenance, real estate, financing, zoning, and employment. LAP frequently intervenes through the contact of a jurist or a prominent member of the legal profession to assist the impaired attorney in getting necessary treatment and counseling.
Volunteers receive extensive training.
In association with the Loyola Federal Tax Clinic, young lawyer volunteers provide legal advice to low income community residents who need tax counsel for pending federal tax problems. Volunteer lawyers also train and supervise law students to provide legal assistance on tax issues. In conjunction with Travelers and Immigrants Aid, the YLS began the Midwest Immigrants Rights Center to provide affordable or free representation for persons seeking political asylum in the United States. Volunteer attorneys are provided training and materials on immigration law and the conditions in the client's home country. The Legal Assistance Foundation helps combat the problems of homelessness by working directly in shelters.