Opportunity
Access a wide range of training & materials
CVLS offers attorneys and law firms a wide range of pro bono transactional and litigation opportunities, from brief consultations or transactional projects to representation in pending litigation. With a vast array of training and support materials, our dedicated and knowledgeable staff can help you develop the pro bono program that is right for you.
Skills
We welcome commitments from attorneys at all stages of career!
Some of the skills we need from our volunteers include:
Basic and advanced legal skills
Client interviewing and counseling
Writing and drafting
Negotiating
Pleadings, discovery and motion practice
Litigation
Design Your Own Pro Bono Program
No two people or firms are the same, so why should your pro bono be any different? Don’t settle for some prepackaged plan. CVLS encourages our volunteers to choose between specific case types, CVLS programs, or any combination of the two.
CASE TYPES
Adoption
Advanced Directives
Bankruptcy
Child Support Enforcement
Divorce (Simple or Contested)
Eviction
Foreclosure Defense
Guardianships (Minor or Adult)
Tort Defense
Wills
and Much More...
Community Legal Clinics
Panel Program
Probate Court Assistance Project
Access to Justice / Chancery Defense
Domestic Relations Child Representative
Guardian ad Litem for Adults
Guardian ad Litem for Minors