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Paralegals - Law Students - Probono Lawyers
ORGANIZATION: New Vision Organization, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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165 people are interested
New Vision Organization, Inc. is focused on extensive efforts to re-establish positive interaction and communication between incarcerated individuals their families and the diversified communities nationwide to assure all goals are met. We strive to educate the public on cultural awareness and the issues of discrimination, racism, and hatred which results in increased crime and unnecessary human destruction.
Probono lawyers, Paralegals and/or law students needed to assist NVO's National Legal Team in addressing and resolving the legal issues, including human/civil rights' violations of prisoners. National Legal team Networks in various states throughout the country and seeks all interested legal advocates and students.
We are seeking to position at least one in each state.
With a supervising attorney: - Obtain a post office box - Receive mail from inmates - Respond within 5 days describing what you can do on NVO letterhead and your post office box address - Include an application for services and consent to release information - Inform the inmate about the kind of documents you can - "ghost write" for him under the supervision of an attorney. - Once you obtain the inmates trial transcripts and appellate court orders, review the documents for harmful errors. They must be so material, that the inmate was clearly denied due process of law. - Gather case law and/or statutes to support your arguments. - The legal research will take a long time. Keep your client informed of your progress. - Put together the professional looking document and send it to the inmate after you receive your supervisor’s approval. - Return his/her documents once he/she is satisfied with your work.More opportunities with New Vision Organization, Inc.
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About New Vision Organization, Inc.
Location:
PO BOX 170130, San Francisco, CA 94117, US
Mission Statement
The mission of New Vision Organization is to improve the quality and quantity of rehabilitation and healing for the incarcerated men, women and youth, while advocating for individuals on Death Row, serving life without parole, long-term and soon to be released individuals. NVO also networks with other groups and organizations, nationwide, to assure that prisoners' rights are not violated.
Description
NVO works to provide consistency, emotional support and stability for prisoners and we support prisoners and their families in the rehabilitation, freedom and unification process. We provide extensive research for aftercare resources, free educational correspondence courses, probono legal advocacy and numerous other supportive services. In addition. to promoting the enhancement of higher standards of moral conduct to both prisoners and staff members. To provide extensive services and networking that will involve members in the community in addition to law students, public relations volunteers, staff and prisoners inside and outside the prison setting. To work together in unity in order to reunite families and eliminate crime. We also promote and provide, education to the public around the severe issues of prison abuses, deprivations, mail tampering and destruction, lack of Rehabilitative/Therapeutic programs for prisoners and medical neglect.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
June 11, 2019
SKILLS
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Legal (General)
- Litigation
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A