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online through the site.
                                                   ●  On Thursday, October 28th, as part of Celebrate Pro
                                                       Bono Week, another virtual legal clinic will be held with
                                                       Entergy attorneys and students from Loyola College of
                                                       Law and LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
                                                   ●  On Thursday, January 6th a virtual Free Legal Answers
                                                       clinic was held with volunteer attorneys and LSU Law
                                                       students. This clinic was built into the curriculum for the
                                                       2021 Access to Justice program during LSU’s
                                                       Apprenticeship Week.
                                                   ●  Additional virtual pro bono clinics were held with
                                                       attorneys from Entergy and Butler Snow and law
                                                       students from Tulane. These clincis were held on
                                                       February 17th and March 8th, 2022.
                                                   ●  Two virtual Free Legal Answers clinics were held as part
                                                       of the ATJ Developing Leadership Intern program
                                                       curriculum. The four ATJ interns assisted our pro bono
                                                       volunteering in researching and drafting questions for
                                                       the site. These clinics were held on Friday, June 3rd and
                                                       Friday, June 24th.
                                                   ●  As part of this year’s Celebrate Pro Bono Week, a multi-
                                                       state Free Legal Answers clinic will be held in
                                                       partnership with Entergy on Thursday, October 27th.
                                                       The participating states will likely include Arkansas,
                                                       Texas, and Mississippi. Attorney from Entergy and
                                                       Baker Donelson along with law students from Loyola
                                                       College of Law participated in the event. Participants in
                                                       the Louisiana event answered 28 questions on the site
                                                       over the two hour period. In total, across all 4 events, 94
                                                       questions were answered by 45 participants.
                                            o  Certified as Provider for “CLE for Pro Bono”
                                                Certification allows for LSBA program volunteers to obtain CLE
                                                credit for volunteer work
                                                ATJ Staff will participate in the 2021 YLD Seminar to present
                                                the CLE titled, “Louisiana’s Pro Bono Network and you.” The
                                                CLE will feature all the pro bono programs throughout the state
                                                and highlight the most important reasons to volunteer.
                                            o  Create Pro Bono CLE template to foster a culture of PB
                                                representation
                                                ATJ staff participated in two CLEs to promote pro bono. The
                                                first was a part of the “Aging Gracefully for Lawyers” on April


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