Volunteer Tigrinian Translator Needed
ORGANIZATION: PUBLIC COUNSEL
Please visit the new page to apply.
The Immigrants’ Rights Project at Public Counsel seeks a female volunteer Tigrinian speaker to assist with an asylum case. Must be fluent in Tigrinian and English. The time commitment would consist of two trips (subject to your availability) between now and the end of April to the Musick Detention Facility in Irvine, California, with an attorney from Public Counsel. Each meeting with the client would last between 1-2 hours.
If you are interested, please call Caitie Lynch at (213) 243-2977 ext. 388 for more details.
More opportunities with PUBLIC COUNSEL
1 ReviewNo additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About PUBLIC COUNSEL
Location:
610 S Ardmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005, US
Mission Statement
Public Counsel is dedicated to advancing equal justice under law by delivering pro bono legal services to indigent and underrepresented children, adults and families throughout Los Angeles County, and ensuring that other community-based organizations serving this population also have legal support, and mobilizing the pro bono resources of the community's attorneys, law students and volunteers.
Description
Founded in 1970, Public Counsel is the public interest law office of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. It is also the Southern California affiliate of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.Public Counsel's six law projects include legal specialties in Community Development and nonprofit law; Child Care law; Children's Rights including adoptions, guardianships, and dependent children's tort claims; Consumer Fraud including bankruptcy, home equity abuse and loan fraud; Homelessness Prevention serving youth, veterans and individuals seeking general relief; and Immigrants' Rights law with a focus on asylum and cases that invoke the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Musick Detention Facility13502 MusickIrvine, CA 92618
DATE POSTED
February 9, 2018
SKILLS
- Bilingual
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 4 hours