With the assistance of over 3,000 volunteers each year, VLSP serves almost 30,000 low-income clients. We carefully screen all our clients for financial eligibility and reliability before referring a case to a pro bono advocate. Training includes comprehensive training manuals. The trainings are free in return for a commitment to providing assistance to an agreed-upon number of clients in need. Staff and highly experienced volunteers are available to act as mentors to volunteers while they are working with a client.
Trainings offer an opportunity to learn a new area of law and develop new areas of expertise.
By providing pro bono services, many volunteers find that they develop important and useful relationships, learn new skills, and sometimes, pro bono representation can lead to referrals to paying business. Our staff is committed to providing the necessary support to make volunteering easy and accessible to busy professionals. We are sensitive to the time constraints of practicing attorneys and our program is flexible so that you can work with clients when you have the time, and take time off when you don t.