Students will assist individuals with driver’s license holds related to unpaid criminal justice debt. Students will work in pairs to meet with low-income drivers over Zoom, research the cause(s) of license suspensions, draft letters to courts requesting waiver of court debt, and explain the steps drivers must take to recover their licenses. Supervising attorneys and Pro Bono Scholars will work with students throughout the process.
Organization
Driver's License Recovery Project
The Driver’s License Recovery Project is a student-led internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program 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 supporting the Court Debt Relief and Driver’s License Recovery Clinic in collaboration with the Texas Fair Defense Project.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
September 2022
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 5-10 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, September 21, 6pm-7:30pm (TNH 2.139) (pizza provided)
- Skills used
- Client communication; records research; document preparation/review
- Project location
- Virtual
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 26
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Register at https://dlrecovery9-21-22.eventbrite.com