Lead student counselors will work closely with a Supervising Attorney and Mithoff Pro Bono Scholars to manage applicants and clinic documents. Students will schedule individual appointments; prepare for sessions; answer applicant questions; and prepare petitions, orders, and fee waivers. Lead Student Counselors will be responsible for communicating with an assigned applicant and scheduling an appointment to work with the applicant while maintaining confidentiality and adhering to UT requirements for data security. The Gender Affirmation Project helps people in the trans community change their name and/or gender marker on basic forms of identification.
Organization
Texas Law Gender Affirmation Project
The Gender Affirmation Project is a student-led internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
October 2021
- Approximate hours of work requested
- Up to 10 hours during the fall semester
- Training
- Training will be scheduled based on availability of selected students; applicants are encouraged but not required to attend the next GAP Training and Work Session (Tuesday, October 26, 5:30pm – 7:30pm); volunteer openings for the upcoming session are full but LSC applicants who are able to attend will be provided a link to participate as observers
- Skills used
- Client interviewing/counseling; document preparation
- Project location
- Virtual
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 3
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- LSC applicants must have attended a GAP training/work session AND at least one GAP clinic during the Fall 2021 semester
- To Apply
- Submit a brief statement of interest online at https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yP7pqKR5Jpirr0; applications received by Thursday, October 21, will receive priority consideration