Organization Description:

Bet Tzedek provides free legal assistance to thousands of residents of Los Angeles County who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system underpinning our democracy, regardless of their racial, religious or ethnic background.

Pro Bono Project Description:

Bet Tzedek maintains and relies upon a strong pro bono program in which volunteer attorneys can co-counsel with staff attorneys on complex litigation matters, directly represent clients under the supervision of a staff attorney, or assist clients via a variety of clinic opportunities.   Bet Tzedek also offers volunteer opportunities for retired attorneys and judges, and for volunteers who are not attorneys, including law students, paralegals, and college students, among others.

·        County of Volunteer Opportunity: Los Angeles
·        Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Elder Law, Employment,  Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Landlord-Tenant, Conservatorships, Caregiver, Holocaust Reparations, Kinship Care/Grandparent Guardianships.
·        Populations Served: Elderly, Low Income, Working poor and unemployed
·        Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals
·        Need for non-English services: Spanish, Russian
·        Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
·        Does the organization provide malpractice insurance for volunteers? Yes
·        Training Provided: Yes
·        Training Required: No
·        CLE credit for trainings: Yes
·        CLE credit for pro bono: No
·        Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
·        Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
·        Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client intake and screening, Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Litigation: Impact, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Legal Research, Translate legal documents, Transactional work
·        Volunteers may participate long-distance: No