Community Legal Services (CLS) Volunteer Application Form

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Prefix

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First Name (required)

Middle Name

Last Name (required)

Email (required)

example@example.com

Cell Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Home Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Work Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Address (required)

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

How did you learn about volunteer opportunities with us? Check all that apply: (required)

Briefly describe why you are interested in volunteering with us. (required)

Are you multilingual? (required)

If yes, what languages?

Are you are willing to provide verbal interpretation?

Are you willing to translate written documents?

Comments:

Please check ALL items that best describe your current status and/or the areas of expertise you would like to share with us

Which CLS office or county location would you like to volunteer with?

Community Legal Services (CLS) and the Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) offer a variety of programs that engage diverse volunteers. Please check all examples of programs or legal areas that interest you.

Do you already know what you want to help with? Please list the name of the program, person or task at our organization if you are already coordinating with someone to volunteer. if not, please check areas of interest in the following examples.

Assistance to Legal Advocates and Clients:

Assistance with Administrative Tasks:

Assistance to Resource Development:

Please describe your proficiency in office equipment, databases and / or software programs.

Please check all that best fit your current status.

If you are employed, what type of work do you do?

Type of work, profession, or brief description

If you are taking classes, what is your course of study and anticipated graduation date?

Provide your course of study and anticipated graduation date (Month / Year)

Will your volunteer hours fulfill course or other requirements? (required)

If yes, enter the number of hours needed to fulfill requirements:

Enter the number of hours needed to fulfill requirements

Duration of volunteer commitment (required)

Length of time if limited?

From (Month/Year) to (Month /Year)

Please share the days of the week and times during each day listed you are available to volunteer.

Please share comments or questions you might have.

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)

Date

Community Legal Services (CLS) Volunteer Application Form

Section One. Thank you for completing this volunteer application form. Please tell us more about you.

Section Two. Please share information about your status, talents and expertise.

Section Three. How can we best engage you?

Section Four. Examples of volunteer opportunities.

Section Five. Volunteering

Section Six. Thank you for completing this Volunteer Application.