Job o' the Day: EJW/Americorps Legal Fellow at the Los Angeles Superior Court!
Los Angeles Superior Court is seeking applicants who have graduated from law school and are members in good standing of the California State Bar, or are awaiting initial admission, for a temporary grant funded AmeriCorps member position as a Legal Fellow supporting Los Angeles Superior Court’s self-help services. The 11-12 month term starts between August 20 and September 30, 2012, and may be renewed for a second year, pending funding confirmation. The Legal Fellow’s work, under the supervision and training of a court staff attorney, will include the following:
1) providing substantive legal guidance to undergraduate AmeriCorps JusticeCorps members, other volunteers, and staff in courthouse self-help centers as they assess the needs of self-represented litigants, and assist them to complete legal documents and procedures to effectively represent themselves in cases involving child custody and visitation, child or spousal support, paternity, divorce, guardianship, or conservatorship;
2) teaching neutral educational legal workshops to self-represented litigants, reviewing documents they complete, and providing guidance for them to represent themselves in court;
3) directly assisting individual self-represented litigants who have the most obstacles to their ability to understand and complete court processes;
4) development of instructional materials and resources to address legal issues prioritized for veterans and military families, and providing training about the use of these resources;
5) organizing and conducting outreach to veterans and military families to educate them about legal options, and to inform them of self-help resources available at Courthouses;
6) development of a pro bono panel to represent and protect the rights of absent service members in child custody or support proceedings, divorce or paternity cases; and
7) recruitment, training and guidance of law student volunteers in the Court’s self-help centers.
Find out how to apply at PSLawNet!