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5 people are interested
Volunteer Social Justice Law Clerk
ORGANIZATION: JUSTICE AT LAST
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5 people are interested
- This is an ideal volunteer opportunity for someone awaiting California Bar results.
- The volunteer position is for a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week for three months.
- A volunteer law clerk at Justice At Last would provide support services for:
- immigration proceedings; advocacy to protect rights as victim witnesses; preparation for criminal trial; advocacy to obtain Continued Presence and Certification as a trafficking victim to establish eligibility for refugee benefits; assistance in filing T-Visa, U-Visa, and VAWA applications; obtaining child custody and restraining orders, and records clearance services.
- The volunteer law clerk will perform a myriad of duties, including:
- researching cutting-edge legal issues and providing opinion memoranda to the Principal Attorney; screening potential clients for service eligibility; performing conflicts checks; interviewing clients and assist with drafting client declarations; completing form-based pleadings for immigration, criminal, and civil courts; and, filing and retrieving court pleadings
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About JUSTICE AT LAST
Location:
PO BOX 566, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower those who have been labor trafficked and commercially sexually exploited by providing access to free comprehensive legal services, advocacy and specialized trainings to help transform survivors’ lives. Justice At Last’s vision is for survivors of human trafficking to define justice in their terms, obtain justice, embrace justice and thrive through justice.
Description
We are the only independent nonprofit law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area exclusively serving the legal needs of survivors, regardless of their age, gender identity, nationality or type of trafficking. Justice At Last provides free legal representation that emphasizes dignity and is survivor-centered, culturally sensitive, trauma informed, and rights-based. Our specialization includes assertion of crime victims' rights, clearing criminal records, family law, immigration relief and identity theft recovery. While we have an office in San Francisco and in San Mateo our practice is mobile and we literally and figuratively often travel to where the client is already receiving services to save them time, money and to ensure they are in a space that feels safe and trusted. For more information go to https://www.justiceatlast.org
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
PO Box 566San Carlos, CA 94070
DATE POSTED
September 3, 2018
SKILLS
- Legal (General)
- Child Advocacy
- Immigration Law
- Family Law
- Paralegal
- Advocacy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Orientation or Training
- 20 hours per week for three months.
- Must have completed the first year of law school; excellent legal and research skills.