DAYL-DAPA Pro Bono Partners

09/09/2021

Huge THANK YOU to those who turned in their hours for 2020! The Pro Bono Partners Committee set a 2020 goal to donate 2,500 hours of pro bono work and we blew that out of the water with more than 4,339 hours!!

Thank you for all that you do and let's keep up the good work as we move towards closing out 2021! While things remain largely virtual at this time, we are hopeful to celebrate next year's accomplishments together in person. It's an honor and a privilege to get to partner with you in this important work.

Sign up here to join our 2021 challenge: https://lnkd.in/gaRExq3q

06/16/2021

CLE TODAY, 12:00-1:00: Taking a Case with Human Rights Initiative (Virtual)

HRI invites potential legal volunteers to join this CLE to learn immigration basics, how to represent a client, and ethical considerations. This comprehensive training covers Asylum, VAWA, U-Visas, and SIJ (unaccompanied children) and is the first step in doing pro bono work with HRI.

1.5 CLE credits with .25 ethics credit. RSVP to HRI's volunteer director, Layne Faulkner, [email protected], for the Zoom link and calendar invite.

04/16/2021

Pro Bono Partners - see below for some great educational and pro Bono opportunities coming up this month!

1. CLE with Texas Lawyers for Children on April 20th. Join this CLE for an introductory session on pro bono work as an education advocate for a child in foster case. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gG_eegE

2. Volunteer for a virtual clinic with the Texas Fair Defense Project on April 22nd. The purpose of the clinic is to assist low-income drivers whose licenses have been suspended or barred from renewal due to outstanding criminal-justice debt. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBffbZ6

3. Volunteer for a virtual DVAP clinic on April 29th. For this clinic, you have the flexibility to make calls throughout the day to individuals that need legal-assistance. No additional training is required. Message us if you are interested in signing up!

02/24/2021

Young Lawyers and Paralegals in the DFW area:

Even if you did not register for the annual Pro Bono Challenge, please log your 2020 pro bono hours now on the new DAYL Pro Bono Partners (PBP) webpage. Help PBP meet the collective goal of 2,500 hours for 2020! The deadline to submit your pro bono hours for 2020 is March 15th (you do not have to be a member of DAYL or PBP to participate).

In the last decade, thousands of hours of pro bono work have benefited our neighbors. Please log your pro bono hours so you can be recognized as a Pro Bono Participant (12 hours), Partner (30 hours), or Pillar (50+ hours).

• Go to the NEW Pro Bono Partners web page hosted by our friends at Baylor Law School: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966465
• Log your 2020 pro bono hours, even if you did not sign up for the challenge: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966552
• Sign up for the DAYL PBP challenge to connect with organizations that have pro bono work available in your area of interest: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966519
• See our pro bono video: https://youtu.be/sfKToWoaPQ8

Thank you for your pro bono contributions and thank you for logging your pro bono hours. Any questions? Send us a message or contact John VanBuskirk at [email protected]

Let Us Know What You've Been Up To So We Can Recognize You! The deadline to submit your pro bono hours for the prior year is June 15.

07/27/2020

Join DAYL this Friday at noon for a Zoom presentation regarding Pro Bono work in Dallas during the pandemic- how it is evolving, why it is so important, and how you can get connected with an organization that needs help. You can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o7Qfn1fWRPeaFu-3mksrMw

Many thanks to the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT), Catholic Charities Dallas, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc., Legal Hospice of Texas, Mosaic Family Services, and RAICES for joining us and Judge Bonnie Goldstein for this important event!

05/26/2020

Why do you Pro Bono? Join the Pro Bono Partners Challenge today! We are proud to debut our short video about the program and how pro bono work can help you and your community.

Many thanks to the Texas Young Lawyers Association for their generous support of Pro Bono Partners and the production of this video!

05/21/2020

Young Lawyers and Paralegals in the DFW area:

Pro Bono Partners (PBP) challenges you to report your pro bono hours each calendar year, January 1st to December 31st, to help PBP meet the collective goal of 2,500 hours for the year. The deadline to submit your pro bono hours for 2019 is June 15.

How you can participate:
• Go to the NEW Pro Bono Partners web page hosted by our friends at Baylor Law School: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966465
• Log your 2019 pro bono hours, even if you did not sign up for the challenge: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966552
• Sign up for the DAYL PBP challenge to connect with organizations that have pro bono work available in your area of interest: https://www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=966519

Need more information about the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL) Pro Bono Partners (PBP)?
• Go to the web page listed above or contact us at [email protected]
• See our pro bono video: https://youtu.be/sfKToWoaPQ8

A heartfelt thanks to Baylor Law School for hosting the DAYL Pro Bono Partners web page! We hope you are staying safe and healthy.

04/21/2020

TIME SENSITIVE pro bono opportunity - attorneys (particularly Spanish speaking) needed to advise tenants facing eviction concerns as a result of COVID19. Training and support provided, please send us a DM and we will connect you.

02/05/2020

A huge thank you to those who joined us for the Pro Bono Partners panel event to hear why and how to get involved in pro bono work in 2020! We are especially grateful to our panelists and representatives from our partner organizations who are doing important work in the community.

Reach out to us to get connected and join us in 2020, we have some exciting opportunities coming up as a committee and with our partner organizations!

Advocates for Community Transformation
Catholic Charities Dallas
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.
Legal Hospice of Texas
Mosaic Family Services
RAICES