Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Justice For All Programs

Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and Reach Out Pro Bono for Non Profits Programs seek volunteers to provide brief advice and counsel and extended representation to eligible clients in Northeast Ohio.

  • State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Illinois
  • Area of law: Arts, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
  • Populations Served: Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, Women, Working poor and unemployed
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
  • Need for non-English services: Spanish
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • CLE credit for trainings: Yes
  • CLE credit for pro bono: Yes
  • 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: Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Client intake and screening, Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students, Prepare legal education materials, Transactional work, Translate legal documents
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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