If you have a laptop, a willingness to serve as a scrivener, and time on Wed. Oct. 26th the SC Bar Probate and Veterans Committees can use your help. They are conducting a Wills for Veterans Day at the SC Bar CLE building. Schedule and sign up here:
Category Archives: SC Bar Pro Bono Program
Elves Invade the Law School
no trolls or ogres, just friendly elves who toiled away at the backlog of questions posted by the public to the SC Bar online forum, SC.FreeLegalAnswers.org. Heads were scratched and discussions of solutions had by all but in the end we respond to 141 questions. We can start with a clean slate in 2022!
Chief Elf- Betsy Goodale, Director, SC Bar Pro Bono Program. Working with 1L Susanne Anderson, there was no time to be on the shelf!
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Benjamin Torrey, 1L, toiled away with Pro Bono Alumni Council Member, Olivia Jones, while Cindy Coker, SC Bar Public Services Director managed the technology. Michael Miller, 3L and Mary Michal Smeloff made great progress. Rebecca Kennedy, 3L ( hiding as usual) was captured as she drafted one more response for Valerie Gardner, SC Legal Services attorney
THIS IS WHAT PALMETTO PRO BONO LOOKS LIKE!
End of the Year Clearance BLITZ
Yes, we will be having a MEGA-BLITZ to help reduce the backlog of questions posted to the SC Bar Free Legal Answers online forum. Mega in the sense that it will go on all day!
Two shifts- leading off with the coffee crowd from 10-12! The clean up team will pick up at 2 and go until 5 with a goal of finish early and being rewarded with a virtual adult beverage!
This is also MEGA in that 1L’s you are now welcome to join us. You have that first semester under your belt and enough knowledge to help find answers.
Sign up is easy. Go to:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0445A8A82EA1FC1-may29virtual
Zoom links are in the Sign Up Genius link! Copy and drop to your calendar
Also here are a few tips to help make the process a bit easier understand Virtual Blitz Guidelines
ABA news puts spotlight on USC Law and the SC Bar
We made the news! Or rather out awesome Virtual Friday Blitz made the news!
S.C. law students, state bar team up for pro bono virtual legal blitz
Summer Research opportunity with a dash of lawyer supervision!
Greetings and I hope this finds you well.
I am reaching out to you as many of you have indicated that you might have time for a pro bono project. If you are interested and have the time over the next 4-6 weeks here is the project:
Updating information in the Law School for Non-Lawyers Handbook.
The manual sections were each drafted by an attorney and are designed for non-lawyers. It has been a few years since the material has been reviewed and updated, that is where you enter the picture.
I have attached the following:
A job description
A list of the remaining topics ( subject to change)
Tips on updating the material
After reviewing the attachments, let me know if you are interested and if so what topics appeal the most. I will do my best to assign you your choice but that may not work for everyone so have a second and third choice. Embrace this an opportunity to explore something new.
As soon as you get in touch and are assigned a topic, review it and consider what changes you think need to be made. This is where the tips come in to play! Contact me and I will put you in touch with the attorney so that you can discuss and make changes.
Thanks for your interest in helping and hopefully you will gain some valuable experience and a new contact! And if you are too busy to commit, do not feel bad, I always appreciate honesty
Pam