University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles
P.O. Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095
www.law.ucla.edu
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Cathy Mayorkas, Director, Public Interest Program, 310/206/9155, mayorkas@law.ucla.eduRochelle Adelman, Coordinator and Administrative Assistant, 310/794- 5355, adelman@law.ucla.edu
Category Type
Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program Characterized by a Referral System with Coordinator
Description of Program
The purpose of the Center for Public Interest Programs is threefold: 1) to serve as the School of Law's main information center for public interest and community service activities, 2) to provide career counseling and advice to students and graduates interested in pursuing public interest internships and post-graduate public interest internships and post-graduate public interest employment, and 3) to encourage and facilitate pro bono work by students. The Center's primary program for promoting pro bono is its "Give 35" program, through which students are encouraged to volunteer 35 hours of free legal help to a public interest organization during the school year.
The Center maintains a list of organizations seeking student volunteers, accessible to students via a database and notebooks that are located in the office. Information on pro bono opportunities is also provided through handouts distributed to all students and a public interest newsletter called Public Interest News. The Center depends substantially on student organizations for in-house pro bono programs.
Location of Program
Center for Public Interest Programs
Staffing/Management/Oversight
Funding
Student Run Pro Bono Groups/Specialized Law Education Projects
Partnership with Public Counsel (Volunteer Lawyer Program) - Places students with attorneys who have pro bono cases.
Adoptions Project -- The Director of Public Interest Programs supervises 40-50 students a semester on adoption cases. The Project runs over the course of a semester and advanced students serve as intermediate supervisors. Many first year students participate.
El Centro Legal - This student group coordinates three legal clinics for Hispanic populations: homeless youth, working in conjunction with Public Counsel; landlord-tenant, working in conjunction with the Legal Aid Society; and an HIV legal clinic, working in partnership with HOLSA. Over 100 first year students participated in 1998.
Worker Justice Project -- Seeks to provide an essential link between existing community organizations and increasing legal access to low-wage workers. Working through any of several community organizations, students can find a variety of volunteer opportunities, from intakes, case management, and representing workers through administrative hearings, to developing employment law and administrative hearing curriculums for volunteers and workers.
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
Awards/Recognition
Students who meet the "Give 35" goal receive an award at the annual Public Interest Awards Ceremony. They also receive a Public Counsel Mug.
Faculty who have performed pro bono work over the year are recognized at the Annual Public Interest Awards Ceremony. A brief description of the work performed is included in the written program.
Community Service
Law School Public Interest Programs
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Contact Information
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
Public Interest Centers
Public Interest Clinics
Externships/Internships
Classes with a Public Service Component
Public Interest Journals
Public Interest Career Assistance
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
Post-Graduate Fellowships/Awards
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Summer Fellowships
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Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Programs
Student Public Interest Groups
Last updated: 3/14/2003
