Pro Bono Opportunities

Multnomah County Pro Bono Opportunities - www.mbabar.org

Pro Bono Opportunities in Oregon - www.osbar.org/probono

Judicial Clerkship Committee
The UO Law School is a member of the Northwest Consortium of Law Schools, which maintains a common Judicial Clerkship Database on-line. This resource contains information on openings with most federal judges and state appellate judges. In addition, it includes information on openings with trial judges in major urban areas in the Northwest and in some mountain states and Hawaii. The Committee also assists students in the application process, provides valuable contacts with judges, and works to encourage students to seek judicial clerkships.

Local organizations who have previously sponsored students to do pro bono work:

1. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon
www.aclu-or.org

2. Child Advocacy Center
www.co.lane.or.us/ChildAdvocacyCenter/default.htm

3. Lane County Public Defender

4. Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW)
www.elaw.org

5. Federal Public Defender

• This office prefers to be contacted first in writing
  
• Must strongly support defense work and right of the accused to be defended

A. Intake clerk - Legal Aid /Advocacy Center
Students can work in the Eugene office or outreach offices in Florence or Cottage Grove

B. Senior Law Services

C. Supervised Parenting Time Project - Kids First: Safe Alternatives Center
Volunteers must complete training, contact for information

D. Domestic Violence of Lane County Legal Aid

E. Tuesday Night Legal Clinic

F. Self-Help Classes: Divorce & Custody Arraignment for Unmarried People
• Background in family law helpful, but not necessary
  
• Law students with Spanish fluency are also needed for classes taught to Spanish-speaking clients

• Prior to volunteering, students must submit a Pro Bono Verification Form and secure advance approval for their project. This is because some of NCAP’s work may be non-legal in nature and may not qualify as “pro bono” under the current definition

• All programs requires training & at least a 6 month commitment
  
• Training is provided approximately four times per year

• Requires advance training
  
• Womenspace prefers at least a 6 month commitment

• CASA volunteers undergo a rigorous 3 step interview process, must take 40 hour training and may still be denied admission to the program following the training
  
• Due to the sensitive nature of the work, CASA volunteers MUST commit to following through on any accepted cases – Third year students who plan to leave the area after graduation are not advised to apply to serve as an advocate

A. Small Claims Court: deals with claims under $5,000.

• Requires 6 additional training hours
B. Community

• No additional training required
C. Victim Offender Restorative Justice

• Requires 16 additional training hours
D. Mobile Home Dwelling E. Parent/Child

• Volunteers must complete training, call to determine training schedule

Also, please e-mail our PSLaw Net Career Counselor, 3L Katharine Clemo (kclemo1@law.uoregon.edu), to set up a meeting for help in career development.