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August 2018
10th Incoming Community Service Project
Schedule 12-12:45 Lunch Lobby and receive tshirts and assignments 1 Depart for assigned work site 1:15-3 or 4 WORK! Reminders! NO FLIP FLOPS and No Short Shorts! Wear old clothes! Join with your faculty member and smile!
Find out more »September 2018
HELP Clinic
H.E.L.P. Clinic-the Homeless Clinic, a project of the Richland County Bar Association Pro Bono Committee is conducted from 8:30-10 am on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at Transitions. Law students will conduct intake interviews and assist attorneys with cases. Contact the Pro Bono Program if you have questions or if you ready to volunteer use this online link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4babad2eabfe3-project A reminder will be sent to you a few days before the event
Find out more »My Will Project
My Will is a joint project presented by the SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the Central Midlands Office on Governments- Office on Aging and the Law School Pro Bono Program. The goal is to provide simple wills to low income senior citizens. Clients are prescreened and complete a questionnaire before arriving at their appointment. Volunteer attorneys, assisted by law students prepare and execute a simple will. Law students also serve as the witnesses in the execution process. This project is…
Find out more »Friday Blitz
The Friday Blitz is a team effort! Teams of pro bono lawyers and law students gather, usually at the SC Bar, and take on the task of responding to questions posted by the public to the online forum, www.SC.FreeLegalAnswers.org. Welcome 1L's Volunteers simply need to bring a laptop Sign up to volunteer with Pam Robinson, robinspd@law.sc.edu or go to our Sign Up Genius site https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0445a8a82ea1fc1-friday
Find out more »HELP Clinic
H.E.L.P. Clinic-the Homeless Clinic, a project of the Richland County Bar Association Pro Bono Committee is conducted from 8:30-10 am on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at Transitions. Law students will conduct intake interviews and assist attorneys with cases. Contact the Pro Bono Program if you have questions or if you ready to volunteer use this online link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4babad2eabfe3-project A reminder will be sent to you a few days before the event
Find out more »Lawyers4Vets
The SC Appleseed Legal justice Center in partnership with area lawyers and the Bryan Veterans Hospital present a once a month legal clinic for veterans. Issues that are handled include family law, expungements, and wills. No veterans claims will be handled. Law students assist with the on site intake of the previously screened clients. They are also administer the surveys. The event is held from 9-12 but if a volunteer law student can only attend for a couple of hours that…
Find out more »Richland County CASA Sept/Oct Training
If you want to be a guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children you must attend 7 two-hour training sessions. They are held every Tuesday but you do not have to attend them in any order. In other words you can start in Sept and finish in late Oct. Contact the Pro Bono Program for more information and an application
Find out more »October 2018
Help Clinic
H.E.L.P. Clinic-the Homeless Clinic, a project of the Richland County Bar Association Pro Bono Committee is conducted from 8:30-10 am on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at Transitions. Law students will conduct intake interviews and assist attorneys with cases. Contact the Pro Bono Program if you have questions or if you ready to volunteer use this online link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4babad2eabfe3-project A reminder will be sent to you a few days before the event
Find out more »My Will Project
My Will is a joint project presented by the SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the Central Midlands Office on Governments- Office on Aging and the Law School Pro Bono Program. The goal is to provide simple wills to low income senior citizens. Clients are prescreened and complete a questionnaire before arriving at their appointment. Volunteer attorneys, assisted by law students prepare and execute a simple will. Law students also serve as the witnesses in the execution process. This project is…
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