Sentences with phrase «volunteer attorneys meet»

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And taking on a pro bono project organized by the local bar association can be a great way to meet practicing attorneys in areas of particular interest since they often volunteer to serve as mentors to newer volunteers.

We are currently in search of volunteer attorneys to help staff the Bastrop & Hays legal clinics by briefly meeting with clients and providing free legal advice.

MLSA can provide pro bono attorneys with mentors, meeting space, and law student volunteers to help with research and other tasks while you have an active pro bono case.

Even so, it is unable to meet the region's overwhelming need for legal services, Wiltshire says, citing as reasons both the dearth of volunteer attorneys and Legal Aid's difficult recruiting new lawyers because of the low salaries it pays.

On a dreary, rainy weekend, September 11 and 12, 30 attorneys met to be a part of the first «class» of volunteer lawyers for the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

They devised a streamlined process under which the parties first meet with a volunteer mental health professional (MHP) to discuss their goals and interests and a parenting plan, then participate with their attorneys and the MHP in no more than three joint meetings to negotiate a final agreement.

The objective of the program is for a volunteer attorney to be available at the Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) Docket to meet with unrepresented parties in the courtroom after the docket is called and, if necessary, to provide representation at the hearings or conferences which take place that same day.