Overview
Welcome to the DC Consortium of Legal Services Providers Area of probono.net/dc!
The Consortium is a coalition of 34 member organizations, all of which provide direct legal services to low-income DC residents. The Consortium's mission is to coordinate the delivery, expand the availability and improve the quality of legal services and advocacy for poor and disadvantaged people and groups of people in the District of Columbia.
Many of the Consortium's 34 member organizations have robust pro bono programs. Your help is greatly needed. Please browse a "virtual pro bono fair" of some of the organizations and a complete directory of pro bono opportunities to find an organization that best matches your personal interests and professional goals.
Consortium members meet on a monthly basis, with leadership committees and work and affinity groups convening separately throughout the year. Consortium meetings and activities are generally open to all individuals who work in the legal services community or who are interested in issues impacting low-income clients. Individuals from a broad spectrum of public interest organizations, local law schools, private law firms, and DC Bar entities are active in the Consortium.
CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE
The DC Consortium traditionally met in person on the third Thursday of every month starting at 9:30 am and our meetings were always open to anyone interested in attending. Then COVID-19 turned the world upside down and we pivoted to meeting weekly via Zoom to discuss how to address the ever changing situation faced by our client community and staff. Recently our weekly meetings shifted again to every other week as we continue to deal with regular Consortium business on top of COVID-related issues.
We wanted to let everyone know that you are still welcome to join our meetings. To do so, please let me know you would like to be added to the Zoom calendar invite and I will do so. You don't have to RSVP or attend every meeting, but if you want to attend any meetings you will need the link to join the zoom call. Please send an email to consortiumcoordinator@gmail.com.
Below is our calendar for the remainder of the year:
Thursday, June 3 Presentation by Kirra Jarratt, Executive Director of the DC Bar Foundation
Thursday, June 17 Conversation with Geoffrey Klineberg, the outgoing President of the DC Bar, and Chad Sarchio, incoming DC Bar President
Election of Consortium Co-Chairs and Steering Committee
Thursday, July 1 TBA
Thursday, July 15 Annual Consortium planning meeting
[August] Traditionally we do not meet in August
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2021
D.C. CONSORTIUM OF LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS ANNOUNCES
ENDORSEMENTS IN D.C. BAR ELECTIONS
Supports Ellen M. Jakovic for President-Elect
The D.C. Consortium of Legal Services Providers is pleased to announce its endorsement of
candidates for D.C. Bar office. The Consortium is a coalition of 34 organizations that provide civil legal services to low-income people, or people in other disadvantaged groups, living in the District of Columbia. Its principal criterion for endorsement is the extent to which a candidate has a demonstrated commitment to, and a vision for, increasing access to justice for low-income and disadvantaged people and groups of people in the District of Columbia.
In making its endorsements, the Consortium considered material supplied by the candidates, including the candidates' resumes and responses to a Consortium questionnaire. The endorsement for President-Elect was also based on the candidate’s oral presentations to the Consortium membership. Only those candidates who submitted an endorsement package to the Consortium could be considered for endorsement.
The Consortium endorses Ellen M. Jakovic for President-Elect. The Consortium is also confident that the following individuals will devote significant attention to increasing access to justice in the District of Columbia:
Secretary: James Bubar
Treasurer: Andrea Mangones
Board of Governors:
A.J. S. Dhaliwal
Darshak Dholakia
Elizabeth “Sally” Gere
Fatema K. Merchant
Shaun M. Snyder
ABA House of Delegates:
Karen M. Roos
D. Jean Veta
ABA House of Delegates under 36: Josephine M. Bahn
For further information on the Consortium's endorsements, please contact the Consortium
Coordinator, Holly Eaton, at ConsortiumCoordinator@gmail.com.
April 4, 2016 - Today the D.C. Consortium of Legal Services Providers released the findings of its "Community Listening Project," a nearly three-and-a-half year study of the multiple difficulties faced by D.C.'s poorest residents in an effort to understand and better serve our client community.
Upcoming Events
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Christian Legal Aid of DC - Legal Clinic, Jul 31
Most of our volunteers serve through one of our three monthly legal aid clinics, currently held virtually. At each clinic, legal professionals and law students interview homeless and/or low-income clients to analyze the facts and issues of their case to d ... -
23rd Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2020 Term, Aug 5
Why You Should Attend This term's Supreme Court plenary docket encompasses a wide range of highly significant constitutional and federal statutory issues. At stake are issues such as fundamental individual constitutional rights, separation of powers, t ... -
Christian Legal Aid of DC - Legal Clinic, Aug 13
Most of our volunteers serve through one of our three monthly legal aid clinics, currently held virtually. At each clinic, legal professionals and law students interview homeless and/or low-income clients to analyze the facts and issues of their case to d ... -
Christian Legal Aid of DC - Legal Clinic, Aug 21
Most of our volunteers serve through one of our three monthly legal aid clinics, currently held virtually. At each clinic, legal professionals and law students interview homeless and/or low-income clients to analyze the facts and issues of their case to d ... - View more