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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY LAW SCHOOL (Berkeley Law)

PRO BONO PROGRAM

The University of California, Berkeley School of Law has a long-standing commitment to serving the community and educating its students about the professional obligation of pro bono service. The Career Development strives to expose law students to high quality pro bono opportunities that will instill a career-long commitment to public service and pro bono work.

In order to qualify for the Berkeley Law Public Interest Public Sector Summer Fellowship program, through which students receive funding to spend their summers as public interest/public service placements, law students must complete a minimum of 25 hours of pro bono work during the academic year. To qualify, student pro bono work must be legal, attorney supervised, in the public interest, and not for credit or compensation. [If you are interested pursuing a project which might afford a student academic credit, please contact Sue Schecter, Field Placement coordinator (sschecter@law.berkeley.edu)].

If you are a legal services organization or government agency employer seeking law students to assist on a pro bono basis, please complete and return the below Pro Bono Opportunity Form to Linda Maranzana (in person this evening, or by fax to (510) 643-5370). Please contact Linda Maranzana (510-643-2675, lmaranzana@law.berkeley.edu) with any questions or if you would like to receive an electronic version of this form.

CONTACT NAME: ___________________________

(If form is filed by a group, this person should be its authorized representative.)

CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________ CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:____________________________

NAME OF PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION or PROGRAM: _____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS OF PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION or PROGRAM: ______________________________________________________

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NAME and TITLE OF SUPERVISING ATTORNEY: ______________________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS OF SUPERVISING ATTORNEY: ______________________________________________________

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ASSIGNMENT(S): ______________________________________________________

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NUMBER OF HOURS OF WORK STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO WORK: ___________________________________

(please indicate if weekly, monthly, or total)

EXPECTED DURATION OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT: _________________________________________________

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE (IF ANY) BY WHICH STUDENTS MUST CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT:___________________________

I agree that the student will be provided with appropriate supervision by an attorney and will not be required to incur out-of-pocket expenses, for example for photocopying, long-distance telephone calls or long-distance travel. All such expenses will be reimbursed to the student in a timely manner.

Signature of Placement Supervisor Date

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