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LOCATION & AVAILABILITY
Office Locations:
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Auburn (Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada and Sierra Counties)
Chico (Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas and Tehama Counties)
Eureka (Del Norte and Humboldt Counties)
Redding (Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties)
Sacramento (Sacramento County)
Woodland (Yolo County)
Ukiah (Lake and Mendocino Counties)
Vallejo (Solano County)
Virtual (for some case referrals and assignments only)
Please select your availability (AM: 8:30AM-12PM, PM: 1-5PM; Evenings: 5-9PM):
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When is your earliest start date?
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Do you have an end date? If so, please discuss.
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BAR STATUS
Are you a member of the California Bar?
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CA State Bar No.
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If you are not in active practice, do you wish to participate in the Pro Bono Practice Program?
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Are you a member of other state(s) Bar(s)?
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Are you in good standing with the Bar(s)?
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Have you ever been subject to discipline by a state bar association?
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SCOPE OF WORK
I am interested in:
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Working at a LSNC Field Office (standard business hours, minimum commitment of 4 hours per week for 3+ months)
Participating in a LSNC Clinic (occasional evenings and/or Saturdays)
Accepting referral cases or research assignments from LSNC on a pro bono basis (at the office or remotely)
SKILLS & TRAINING
I CAN ADVISE clients in the following areas:
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Housing (Eviction Defense, Fair Housing)
Health (Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered CA)
Estate Planning/Probate
Employment/Worker Rights
Education
Elder Law
Pension/Retirement Benefits
Public Benefits (SSI/SSDI, CalWORKS)
Consumer Protection/Debtor Rights
Immigration (Naturalization, T/U-Visa, VAWA)
Family Law
Guardianships
Criminal Records Expungement
Nonprofit Organizations
Guardianships
Insurance Recovery
FEMA Appeals
I am interested in RECEIVING TRAINING in the following areas:
Housing (Eviction Defense, Fair Housing)
Health (Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered CA)
Estate Planning/Probate
Employment/Worker Rights
Education
Elder Law
Public Benefits (SSI/SSDI, CalWORKS)
Pensions
Consumer Protection/ Debtor Rights
Immigration (Naturalization, T/U-Visa, VAWA)
Criminal Records Expungement
Guardianships
Please provide any comments/notes:
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EXPERIENCE
Please select any relevant experience
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Law Student
Legal Graduate
Interpreter and/or Translator
Paralegal and/or Legal Assistant
Clerical/Administrative Assistant
Fundraising or Volunteer Coordination
Event Planning
Information Technology (IT)
Do you have any current certification(s), license(s), and/or registration(s) that would contribute to your volunteer service?
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Are you seeking to fulfill a volunteer/community service requirement?
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SCOPE OF WORK
I am interested in:
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Working at a LSNC Field Office (AM & PM only, minimum commitment of 4 hours per week for 3+ months)
Participating in a LSNC Clinic (evenings and/or weekends)
AREAS OF INTEREST
I am interested in the following areas of law:
Housing (Eviction Defense, Fair Housing)
Health (Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered CA)
Employment/Worker Rights
Education
Public Benefits (SSI/SSDI, CalWorks)
Consumer Protection/Debtor Rights
Immigration (Naturalization, T/U-Visas, VAWA) Criminal Records Expungement Elder Law Pensions/Retirement Benefits
I am interested in the following administrative work:
Clerical/Administrative Work
Fundraising/Development
Event Planning
Volunteer Coordination
Interpreter/Translator
Please describe specific skills and/or experiences you can contribute to LSNC and/or our clients:
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PRO BONO COORDINATOR
Law Firm
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Street Address
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State / Province
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United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Pro Bono Coordinator
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Last Name
Coordinator's Phone Number
Coordinator's Email
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Does your law firm have policies regarding pro bono service?
Our firm requires its attorneys to perform pro bono service
Our firm ecourages pro bono service
Our firm gives incentive(s) for pro bono service
Our firm has no policies on pro bono service
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RESUME
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