Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) Attorney Enrollment Form

Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) Attorney Enrollment Form

Thank you for your interest in providing pro bono assistance to our clients and the community! We look forward to your contributions to our mission.
Community Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm committed to increasing fairness in the civil justice system by advocating, litigating, and educating on behalf of Arizona’s most underserved communities.
Section 1: Please share your contact information:

This information will allow the Volunteer Lawyers Program staff to communicate with you about our clients, clinics, special projects, scheduling and case referrals.
Title
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First Name (required)
Middle Name or Initial
Please include if you have one.
Last Name(s) (required)
Suffix
Nickname
Share your preferred name for contact.
Work Email Address (required)
example@example.com
Additional Email Address
example@example.com
Work Phone Number (required)
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Mobile Phone Number
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FAX Number
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Have you volunteered with Community Legal Services (CLS) or the Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) in the past?
If you selected yes, please briefly describe your your involvement and include any combinations of first, middle and/or last names you have used in the past.
Do you plan to volunteer individually or through your organization, company or law firm? Please share your address information below.
Name of organization, company or law firm:
Website address of organization, company or law firm:
Your position or role with your organization, company or law firm:
Street or mailing address. Please include PO Box, STE, Floor, Apt, or Unit # if applicable (required)
City (required)
State (required)
Zip Code (required)
Do you, your organization, company or law firm use Paladin technology for coordinating pro bono matters?
Section 2: Please share your memberships and license information:

This information will allow the Volunteer Lawyers Program staff to communicate with you about our clients, clinics, special projects, scheduling and case referrals.
Are you a State Bar of Arizona Member? (required)
State Bar of Arizona #:
Membership information: State Bar Classification or Status (required)
Community Legal Service (CLS) is an approved legal services organization for the status of Retired- Certified Pro Bono Counsel pursuant to Rule 38, Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. Would you like to speak with our staff about the benefits of this unique status?
Year admitted to practice law:
Date admitted to State Bar of Arizona:

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VLP is co-sponsored by the Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) and Community Legal Services (CLS). Please list your local Bar Association memberships (examples: Maricopa County Bar Association; Yavapai County Bar Association; Mohave County Bar Association).
Please list your Courts Admissions and the year admitted (examples: U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; Court of Appeals, Division One, Ninth Circuit; Supreme Court of Arizona):
Section 3: Please share your interests and/or expertise so we can identify opportunities for pro bono engagement.

We try to provide a meaningful volunteer experience that best fits you and the needs of our clients and community.
Please list the languages you speak and/or write in addition to English.
Please share your areas of expertise and/or your current legal practice area(s). Please include whether transactional law and/or litigation are part of your practice. (required)
Completion of this Attorney Enrollment form is one step in getting you started. Please let us know how you heard about CLS or VLP. Did anyone encourage you to volunteer? If you are already in touch with our someone on our staff please share their name and the specific kind of pro bono assistance being coordinated with them.
Mentoring, training, consulting, presenting, and preparing educational materials are examples of helpful pro bono contributions. Please select all types of assistance of interest to you.
Community Legal Services provides legal assistance in five Arizona counties. Many services are conducted through phone or videoconferencing. Please select all counties you would like to volunteer with.
Clients eligible for help through Community Legal Services often experience access to justice barriers. Receiving individual legal advice, additional limited assistance and/or representation in court can make a significant difference. Please select all types of assistance that best suit your interests and/or availability to help:
Do you already know what program, legal practice area or special project(s) you want to help with? If yes, please describe here. If not, please skip to the next questions that provides specific examples of volunteer opportunities within our civil legal aid priorities.

Benefits for health and economic stability: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients.
Children and Families: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients and special programs.
Consumer Law: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients and special programs.
Employment Law: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients and special programs.
Housing Law: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients and special programs.
Special Projects, Clinics and Outreach Programs: Please select your areas of interest among these common issues for our clients and special programs.
Section 5: Thank you for completing this Attorney Enrollment form.

Please review the following Confidentiality Agreement, sign and date your form and submit.
Community Legal Services Confidentiality Agreement

I understand that all persons affiliated with Community Legal Services and given access to confidential client information, including but not limited to lawyers, paralegals, support staff, technical staff, interns, externs, law students, law students or attorneys assigned by other law firms, etc., are subject to the confidentiality rules included in Ethical Rule 1.6 of the Arizona rules of Professional Conduct and a similar provision located in the CLS Policies and Procedures Manual, Part III. This rule requires any of the above-listed persons to keep any client or client identifying information confidential during their affiliation with Community Legal Services and forever into the future, subject only to the limited exclusions located in Rule 1.6.

Examples of confidentiality include, but are not limited to:
1. Refrain from discussing with anyone not employed by CLS any client
matters, client names, or the fact that a person has come to CLS for
assistance.
2. Ensure that client confidentiality is maintained by conducting eligibility and
intake interviews in a private space.
3. Protect confidential documents from inadvertent disclosure to persons not a
member of the office (i.e. custodial staff or others).
4. Use the CLS client identifier number instead of the client’s name on check
requests, forms or Westlaw requests.
5. Avoid conflicts with clients' interests caused by personal interests, former
employment, or family relationships.
6. Avoid engaging in any conduct that could be viewed as the unauthorized
practice of law. Support staff should identify themselves as non-lawyers
unable to give legal advice without the supervision of an attorney.
I understand the expectations of the confidentiality statement and agree to follow it. (required)
Electronic Signature Agreement. By clicking on "I agree" and submitting this form, you are signing this form electronically. You agree your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature on this form. (required)
Date (required)

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Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) Attorney Enrollment Form

Section 1: Please share your contact information:

Section 2: Please share your memberships and license information:

Section 3: Please share your interests and/or expertise so we can identify opportunities for pro bono engagement.

Section 5: Thank you for completing this Attorney Enrollment form.