Utah State Bar Pro Bono Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
645 South 200 EastSalt Lake City, UT 84111-3834
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 801-531-9077
- Fax: 801-531-0660
- Website: http://www.utahbar.org/probono/
- Email: probono@utahbar.org
The Utah State Bar encourages Utah attorneys to support civil legal services organizations and provide pro bono representation as part of their professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at least 50 hours of pro bono publico legal services per year. The Pro Bono Project conducts a number of projects and coordinates with local civil legal aid organizations, S.J. Quinney Law School, BYU Law School and The Utah State Courts to help ensure that all of Utah's citizens have equal access to the justice system.
Among programs coordinated by the Bar are: Tuesday/Thursday Night Bar in Salt Lake, Park City & Ogden, Senior Legal Clinic Program, Legal Assistance for Military program (LAMP), Service Member Attorney Volunteer (SMAV), Habeas Corpus cases appointed by the Courts.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Utah
- Area of law: Arts, Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Criminal Appeals, Death Penalty, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Environmental, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Immigration & Naturalization, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- Training / supervision comments: Monthly Pro Bono CLE'S, free to those that sign up to be on our pro bono roster.
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- CLE pro bono comments: Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Only for volunteers at Tuesday Night Bar and Senior Center Legal Clinics.
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
