Legal Aid Society
of San Mateo County
The Natalie Lanam Justice Center
521 East 5th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 558-0915
The Domestic Violence Collaborative Pro Bono Project
SUMMER ASSOCIATES PROGRAM 2009
Provide your summer associates with an opportunity to gain courtroom experience and help low-income domestic violence survivors get essential protective orders to escape the violence.
Project Description & Pro Bono Referral Process:
Self-represented domestic violence survivors prepare and receive an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order through Bay Area Legal Aid's Domestic Violence Restraining Order Clinic. Pro bono attorneys receive a copy of all legal pleadings and supporting information approximately two weeks before their pre-scheduled hearing (every Wednesday at 2pm in Redwood City and 9am alternating Fridays in South S. F.) from Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County. CORA staff attorneys and mentors are available to answer questions and available on the day of the hearing to answer any questions.
- Summer Associates become Court Certified under Cal Rules of Court Rule 9.42 (forms and rules available on CA State Bar website - Practical Training of Law Students) *Not required for participation
- Summer Associates are paired with supervising Associate or Partner
- Hearing dates available starting late June-mid August. Hearing dates available on first come first serve basis, sign-up available immediately.
TRAINING
When: June 17, 2009 11am-3pm (Training DVD also available)
Where: San Mateo Superior Court, 400 County Center
7th Floor, Court Room 7A
Redwood City, CA 94603
QUESTIONS & TO REGISTER FOR TRAINING:
Janet Seldon, Legal Aid: jbseldon@legalaidsmc.org