Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans' Vetlaw Program
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
1000 University Avenue W, #10St. Paul, MN 55104
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 651-200-4750
- Website: http://www.mac-v.org
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is a Veteran-focused nonprofit organization providing services and support to end Veteran homelessness in Minnesota. We envision a future where every Veteran and their family has access to sustainable housing. MACV’s Vetlaw program is committed to removing legal obstacles that prevent Minnesota Veterans from obtaining and maintaining stable employment and housing. Vetlaw provides Veterans with legal assistance, information, and advice via direct representation, community legal clinics, referrals, and phone services. Vetlaw offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities for attorneys and legal professionals with varying levels of experience in public interest law. We are happy to provide training, written materials, and support to volunteers as needed. Vetlaw offers opportunities for attorneys to get experience in the courtroom as well as transactional legal issues.
- State(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Minnesota
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans, Criminal Expungement
- Populations Served: Communities of Color, Elderly, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Persons with Disabilities, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- 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: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Legal Research, Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Support (e.g., discovery), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Transactional work
- Other Project Types: Advice only, scheduled clinics, brief service, full representation
- Long Distance Opportunities: Form/document review, Provide brief advice
- Other Long Distance Opportunities: Consult with Staff Attorneys, Remote Hearings
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes