Students will interview callers to a statewide legal assistance hotline, including callers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Students will help Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) obtain basic information that will be used to identify legal needs and eligibility for services. Due to a fire in the offices of Lone Star Legal Aid in Houston, TRLA is currently handling calls from all areas of Texas directly affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Organization
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
TRLA is a nonprofit organization that provides free civil and criminal legal services to low-income residents in 68 counties of Southwest Texas. TRLA is the second largest legal services provider in the nation and the largest in the state of Texas. TRLA serves approximately 25,000 clients each year.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.trla.org
- Project Start Date
September 2017
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 3 hours per shift; three shifts are available each weekday in September (9am-noon, noon-3pm, and 3pm-6pm); students may volunteer for multiple shifts
- Training
- Training will be provided onsite at the beginning of each shift; students who volunteer for multiple, consistent shifts will be offered more extensive training and greater responsibilities
- Skills used
- Client interviewing/intake
- Project location
- TRLA, 4920 I-35, Austin
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 400
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Language: Foreign language skills (particularly Spanish) helpful but not required
- To Apply
- View and select available shifts at http://bit.ly/harveyintake917; if you would like to volunteer and need to request modified shift times send an email with your availability and any language skills you have to ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu