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Attorneys: Volunteer to Help Defend Vulnerable Tenants!
ORGANIZATION: Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
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The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) trains volunteer attorneys to represent low-income tenants facing eviction. The most vulnerable tenants often face homelessness if they lose their housing. Attorneys represent clients throughout their eviction proceedings and get excellent litigation experience. The procedures are the same as those in business litigation: discovery; motions; settlement; and sometimes trial.
Volunteering with JDC is a great way for attorneys to contribute to our community while gaining legal experience and learning landlord-tenant law. Volunteer attorneys receive training and mentoring from JDC’s Landlord-Tenant Supervising Attorney. Attorneys must take our free two-part CLE training in family law (4.5 hours online, followed by 1 hour in person). In exchange for the free CLE, volunteers commit to taking two cases in the next year.
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About Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Location:
201 Mission St., Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94105, US
Mission Statement
The Justice & Diversity Center advances fairness and equality by providing pro bono legal services to low-income people and educational programs that foster diversity in the legal profession.
Description
The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC) provides pro bono legal and related social services to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents and to nonprofit organizations that serve these communities. We provide these services primarily through the use of volunteer attorneys and non-attorneys. JDC takes a holistic approach to legal services, seeking to address the full range of legal and social services issues that prevent our clients from retaining stability in their lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
301 Battery St, Floor 3San Francisco, CA 94111
DATE POSTED
July 20, 2017
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible
- Licensed to practice law in California