Students will help non-citizen parents prepare powers of attorney and other documents to provide for the care of their children in the event of the parents’ detention by immigration agents and/or deportation. Students also may assist families with other tasks related to planning for potential family separation.
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Family Law for Immigrants Project is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program.
Project Details
- Project Date
Saturday, February 9
- Project Time
- 8:30am-1pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 6 hours, including training
- Training
- Friday, February 8, 1pm-2:30pm (JON 5.206)
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; document preparation/review
- Project location
- Blanton Elementary (5408 Westminster Dr, Austin, TX 78723)
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Language: Spanish very helpful but not required
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest and any language skills to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu; Spanish-speaking volunteers will receive preference for some volunteer openings