Are you interested in working on short-term projects to gain
practical legal experience while helping people in need? If so,
then you might be interested in participating in the Law School's
Pro Bono Partnership Project! The Pro Bono Partnership Project
matches second- and third-year law students with Dane County
attorneys and non-profit organizations involved in civil pro bono
work. The Project seeks to match students with cases consistent
with their areas of interest and availability. All work in the
Project is voluntary; attorneys receive no fee from their clients
and students receive neither pay nor credit for their work.
Students will assist their attorneys or partner organizations up to
ten hours per week, and may participate for one or two semesters.
Once a student is partnered with a participating lawyer on a
project case, the student can arrange his/her work schedule and
location with the supervising attorney directly.
Currently, the Project has cases in the following areas:
Real estate/contact drafting for Habitat for Humanity
Home foreclosure
Immigration appeals
Other immigration matters
We expect to be getting other pro bono referrals in the upcoming
weeks, so if you are interested in participating in the Project,
please pick up an application from the Office of Career Services.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Siettmann or
Kristin Davis at uwprobono@gmail.com.
Submitted by Kristin Davis, Public Interest Law Advisor on October 17, 2008 3:03 pm
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