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case management system that will facilitate engagement of pro
bono volunteers.
The Pro Bono Subcommittee has requested additional training
on the PBI portal which will be developed in the months ahead.
o Coordinate ATJ Distinguished Pro Bono Fellowship Program
Solicited recommendations for participants for the 2020
program from the ATJ Commission and ATJ Committee.
o Participate in National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
▪ Developed virtual events for Lawyers AND Libraries
2020, which was held during National Celebrate Pro
Bono Week October 26-31, 2020.
▪ Developed CLE to recruit volunteers for the Reentry
Legal Clinic to remove legal barriers formerly
incarcerated people face
▪ Developed in-person and virtual Lawyers in Libraries to
participate in 2021 National Celebrate Pro Bono Week,
from October 25-30 , 2021.
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▪ Entergy held a Free Legal Answers clinic on Thursday,
October 28th where attorneys were paired with law
students to answer questions on the website.
▪ Foster law student engagement in civil legal aid;
o Coordinate ATJ Developing Leadership Intern Program
▪ Developed a calendar for the implementation of the
2020 ATJ Developing Leadership Intern Program which
will begin on Monday, May 11 and run until Friday,
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June 19 . Adams and Reese, L.L.P.; Baker, Donelson,
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Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.; Entergy, L.L.C.;
and Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P; return as sponsors for the
program.
▪ Due to the pandemic this year’s program was held
virtually, with interns completing projects for the various
participating civil legal aid programs. This year interns
spent time with Judge Woodruff-White of the Family
Court of East Baton Rouge, Lagniappe Law Lab,
Louisiana Appleseed, Southeast LA Legal Services, The
Pro Bono Project of New Orleans, and The Parole
Project.
▪ The 2021 ATJ Internship Program is set in motion with
two sponsoring organizations and schools; the program
did lose two sponsors for 2021. The working group is set
to meet and develop a strategy to return the 2022
program to all four Louisiana law schools.
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