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Central Virginia Legal Aid Society - Southside Office

  • To Volunteer, Contact:
    Kathy Brigman
    804-862-1100, From Richmond: 804-796-6765
Founded in 1974, CVLAS' mission is, and has always been, the zealous legal representation without charge to low income or elderly clients in civil cases and to help the low income and elderly client community through preventive community legal education. CVLAS is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.
  • Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Charles City, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie, Hopewell City, Petersburg City, Prince George, Surry
  • Area of law: Community Development, Consumer, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits
  • Populations Served: Children, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, HIV, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Native Americans, Working poor and unemployed
  • Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Paralegals
  • Need for non-English services: Signers for the deaf, Spanish, Vietnamese
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
  • Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • CLE credit for trainings: Yes
  • CLE credit for pro bono: Yes
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: No
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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