Volunteers include attorneys, paralegals, investigators, notary publics, process servers and interpreters who donate desperately needed legal assistance to thousands of poor people in the area who would not otherwise receive help with legal problems. Deborah Caplan Olson, Hagel, et al. Volunteers may participate in VLSP's self-help clinics, staffed by volunteer attorneys, paralegals, law students, and interns. Volunteers may enroll at a discount in VLSP's MCLE-accredited training seminars, offered periodically on areas of frequent client demand. Clients are given a phone appointment with VLSP student interns who screen them for eligibility and appropriateness of case.
Students then contact a volunteer to place the case.
Once a case is accepted, an assignment confirmation letter is sent to the client and the attorney. VLSP volunteers are requested to make a commitment of at least 16 hours per year of pro bono service. Volunteers will be referred only those types of cases which they have indicated a willingness to accept. Membership in VLSP is the best bargain in town. An application form can be mailed to you for you to complete and return to our office, or you may complete this form and email it in, or print out this form and mail it.