Legal Screening Volunteer

Hosted by: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Date

Ongoing Opportunity

Time

Contact coordinator for times

Contact

Dagmara Avelar
[email protected]
312-332-7360 x260

About Legal Screening Volunteer

Description of Volunteer Position: Legal Screenings Volunteers (legal volunteers, legal station volunteers etc.) will assess client eligibility to apply for citizenship and consult with the client to provide information specific to their case. Legal Volunteers are vital in workshops due to the valuable legal advice provided to participants going through the citizenship workshop process.
Qualifications-
 Licensed Attorney (Immigration or non-immigration); BIA Accredited Representative; 3L Law Student.
 Bilingual (Preferred not required)
 Follows Directions Well
 Passionate About Helping the Community
Because of the independent legal thinking involved in this role and its case-specific nature, ICIRR requires all non-immigration attorneys and 3L students to attend a legal training. Training will be in person or via video. At the in-person training you can ask any questions and receive clarification on any confusing points.
Requirements- Citizenship workshops happen on Saturday
 First time volunteers: Attend a training prior to the workshop. Trainings are given in person or by video.
 Be able to volunteer on a given Saturday for about 4 hours (9am-1pm)

Application Process

Click here to fill out the volunteer form: http://bit.do/nai-icirr


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