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Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project

MVLP is a nonprofit 501(c)3 program of The Mississippi Bar Association and Mississippi Legal Services Programs. Pro Bono leverages private attorney resources to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income people with important civil legal matters where counsel is otherwise unavailable. Learn more by visiting our website: http://www.mvlp.net

  • Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Mississippi
  • Area of law: Consumer, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Life Planning
  • Populations Served: General Public
  • Projects For: 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 counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Hotline staffing, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation
  • Other Project Types: CLE Speaker/Trainer, Outreach Activities, Inner Office Legal Work
  • Long distance opportunities: Draft or Translate Legal Documents
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
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Pro Bono Net is proud to feature volunteers from our network of partners. This month we recognize Rebecca Covell of Texas, who has volunteered for over 20 years with the Legal Hospice of Texas. Read more.

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