Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
Emily Chambers emily@brba.org
- Location:
541 Main StreetBaton Rouge, LA 70802
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 225-344-4803
- Fax: 225-344-4805
- Website: http://www.brba.org/Web/Foundation/Pro_Bono/Web/Foundation/Pro_Bono.aspx
The Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project is dedicated to improving equal access to justice for all and has been making a meaningful change in people's lives since 1986.
The Pro Bono Project volunteers provide critical civil legal services for poor people in our community struggling with some of life's most difficult problems: family disintegration, loss of housing, bankruptcy, loss of income through disability and domestic violence.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Veterans
- Populations Served: Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Immigrants, Juveniles, Low Income, Persons with Disabilities
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Senior Lawyers
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client intake and screening, Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No



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