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University of California Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Cathy Mayorkas
Director, Public Interest Program
P: (310) 206/9155
Email
Rochelle Adelman
Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
P: (310) 794- 5355
Category Type
Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program Characterized by a Referral System
Description of Programs
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
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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
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
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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
Community Service
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Law School Public Interest Programs
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Certificate/Curriculum Programs
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Public Interest Centers
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Public Interest Clinics
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Externships/Internships
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Classes with a Public Service Component
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Public Interest Journals
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Public Interest Career Support Center
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Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
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Post-Graduate Fellowships/Awards
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Term Time Fellowships/Scholarships
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Summer Fellowships
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Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Programs
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Student Public Interest Groups
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Updated: August 6, 2018