Description:

Through the Workers’ Rights Pro Bono Project, students provide legal information to low-income workers facing legal issues at work. Our Project is a partnership with Legal Aid at Work (LAAW), a legal aid nonprofit based in San Francisco that organizes free legal clinics throughout California. Students speak directly with clients, enter their clients’ information into LAAW’s database, and then discuss clients’ cases with supervising attorneys. Students then call clients back to provide them with a “legal roadmap” of options,
such as filing a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) or Labor Commissioner, or pointing clients to the sample letters on LAAW’s website.

Commitment Required of Members:

Students will meet three times per quarter for 3-hour clinics. The commitment is for the full academic year. Students must also attend the initial 2.5-hour orientation. Students will speak directly with clients to provide legal information under the supervision of experienced employment law attorneys. During Fall Quarter, members will be expected to participate in the Clinic Orientation on Thursday, October 9, from 4 to 6 pm, and all clinic sessions taking place on the following Tuesdays from 5 to 8 pm: Oct. 14, Oct. 28, and Nov. 11.

Open Membership Spots: 8

Adv. Degree Student Participation: Not Permitted

Winter Start: Not Permitted; Fall Start Required

Eligible for Meeting NYS Bar Pro Bono Requirement: Likely

Language Ability Preference: None; Spanish & Additional Language Valued

Project Leaders: Andrea Daniela Jimenez Flores, Andrew Albor, Anisha Reddy, Dayle Dahae Chung, Mikaela Gerwin, Molly Wancewicz, Thomas Ahmed Hassen, Yana Kalmyka