NY State Pro Bono Opportunities
Access Justice Brooklyn
Access Justice Brooklyn is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing civil legal assistance to those Brooklyn residents who need it most. One of the only legal services organizations that operates borough-wide in Brooklyn, Access Justice Brooklyn recruits, trains and supports volunteer attorneys from the private bar and matches them up with programs designed to meet critical legal needs in our community.
Access Justice Brooklyn volunteers come from every type of legal background. They range from recent law school graduates to the most seasoned attorneys, and include attorneys at large Manhattan law firms and sole practitioners in Brooklyn.
Access Justice Brooklyn has volunteer opportunities in Family Law, Uncontested Divorce, Bankruptcy, CLARO Consumer Debt Clinic, Foreclosure, 17A Guardianship, Elder Law and Senior LEAP. You can learn more about Access Justice Brooklyn Programs here.
You can access their volunteer intake form online through this link.
- Phone: (718) 624-3894
- Fax: (718) 624-3926
- https://www.accessjusticebrooklyn.org
- Email: info@accessjusticebk.org
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers
- Training Provided
- Training Required
- CLE credit for trainings
- CLE credit for pro bono
- Mentoring or supervision offered
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement
- Volunteers may participate long-distance
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County(s) of Volunteer OpportunityAll NYC
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Area of lawConsumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Immigration & Naturalization
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Populations ServedLow Income, Brooklyn residents
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Opportunities ForLaw Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
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Need for non-English servicesMandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish
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Hours for Pro Bono OpportunitiesMonday-Friday 9am-5pm
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Training / Supervision CommentsAn individual attending a CLE training may attend at no cost if the attendee agrees to accept pro bono referrals within six (6) months of attending the training.
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50 hour requirement commentsAccess Justice Brooklyn is an accredited Pro Bono CLE provider. Volunteer attorneys may earn one (1) CLE credit for every six (6) hours donated. A maximum of six (6) CLE credits may be earned in a given year.
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Other Project TypesFamily Law (Child support, custody, visitation, Uncontested Divorce), 17A Guardianship (Guardianship of mentally retarded or developmentally disabled adults), Foreclosure Intervention, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, CLARO Consumer Debt Clinic