Students will assist individuals with driver’s license holds related to unpaid criminal justice debt. Students will work in pairs to research the cause(s) of license suspensions. They then will conduct virtual meetings with the applicant where they present the results of their research, draft letters to courts requesting waiver of court debt, and explain the process and next steps in applying for the recovery of the applicant’s license. Supervising attorneys will work with students throughout the process.
Organization
Driver's License Recovery Project
The Driver’s License Recovery Project is dedicated to addressing how driver’s license suspensions contribute to a cycle of incarceration for debt and create significant employment barriers in low-income communities. The Driver’s License Recovery Project is a collaboration between the Mithoff Program and the Texas Fair Defense Project.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
March 2022
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 7 hours, including training; the project is expected to be completed over the course of several weeks after the training session; most work can be performed at times determined by students based on their schedules
- Training
- Wednesday, March 9, 6pm-7:30pm (Zoom link via Canvas); a second training will be scheduled if there are students who have a conflict on March 9
- Skills used
- Client communication; records research; document preparation/review
- Project location
- Virtual
- Address
- 727 E. Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX 78705
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Register at https://dlrecovery3-9-22.eventbrite.com