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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