Pro Bono Opportunities Guide
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
- a non-profit law firm,
- serving the low-income and elderly,
- who have civil legal problems, and
- we serve all 77 counties in Oklahoma.
What's important to us?
Ensuring basic needs for clients, especially those involving:
* freedom from harm and violence,
* access to housing,
* freedom from hunger,
* access to health care, and,
* income maintenance for survival.
What are some of the benefits to you? 7 Reasons to Partner with Legal Aid for Pro Bono
Legal Aid staff attorneys available for consultation and mentoring
Assistance with litigation costs (must be pre-approved)
Interview rooms available for meetings with the client
Malpractice insurance coverage on Legal Aid referred cases (if you have your own, ours is secondary)
Free Continuing Legal Education seminars
Fifty-percent discount on many OBA CLE programs for 20 hours or more of pro bono service
Free access to our volunteer support website www.probono.net/ok
What kinds of cases do we accept?
We help with civil legal problems like foreclosure, relationship abuse and divorce, debt collection, bankruptcy, eviction and social security disability.
Sign up for Legal Aid's Pro Bono Program online
Check out Legal Aid volunteer projects around the state
Please support Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, contribute online here
- Phone: 405-557-0020
- Fax: 405-524-1257
- http://www.legalaidok.org
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To Volunteer, Contact:
Please fill out our form online at this link: http://bit.ly/13F8ryZDownload this organization and add it to your address book.
- 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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State(s) of Volunteer OpportunityOklahoma
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Area of lawCivil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
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Populations ServedChildren, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, HIV, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Persons with Disabilities, Women, Working poor and unemployed
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Opportunities ForLaw Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Mentors/consultants, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers
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Need for non-English servicesChinese, Russian, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Hours for Pro Bono OpportunitiesEvenings, Flexible, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Weekends
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Training / Supervision CommentsSeveral trainings are held each year across the state. Training materials are available in this website's password protected practice area, the Advocate Resource Center.
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CLE pro bono commentsLegal Aid holds FREE CLE trainings around the state at no cost to volunteer attorneys every year. Check this page for upcoming events: http://www.probono.net/ok/cle
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Types of projects in need of Pro Bono helpAlternative dispute resolution (ADR), Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Client intake and screening, Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Hotline staffing, Legislative or policy advocacy, Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Mentor volunteer lawyers or law students, Prepare legal education materials, Translate legal documents
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Long Distance OpportunitiesConduct Research, Draft or Translate Legal Documents, Mentor Volunteer Lawyers
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Other Long Distance Opportunitieswrite or edit legal information materials; fundraising,