BLS
Public Service Programs Office
Pro
Bono Fair
Tuesday, October 26, 5-7
Student Lounge
See the law in
action, build your resume, serve the community!
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CAP:
Help victims of domestic violence get protective orders in court (Work
w/Sanctuary for Families’ Battered Women’s Project)
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VITA:
Help low income people file tax returns & avoid predatory schemes (IRS training and local supervision)
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IN RE HOLOCAUST Class Action: Help obtain reparations for descendants of Holocaust
victims (Work w/Brennan
Center Attorneys) Eastern European
Language Translators Needed!!
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DEATH PENALTY:
Advocate for those on death row and help with their appeals (Brooklyn Law Students Against the Death Penalty)
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PROJECT FAIR:
Assist before and during hearings on welfare and other benefits (work w/attorneys from NYLAG and Legal Aid)
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NEW YORK VOTING RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: (pole
watch and provide other election protection services on November 2nd)
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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: offering
other opportunities including Legal
Outreach and the new High School for Law and Justice.
A
lawyer and a student will talk about the work in each organization from their
respective perspectives as professional and intern. They will then staff
information tables to talk to interested students and provide information.
REFRESHMENTS
will be provided.