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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.
                                                   ▪  The 2021 ATJ Internship program hosted 3 interns and
                                                       began on Monday, May 17th, ending on Friday, June
                                                       25th. The interns spent time with: The Baton Rouge Bar
                                                       Foundation, The Parole Project, Judge Cashe with the
                                                       21st JDC, Judge Woodruff White with the East Baton
                                                       Rouge Family Court, Judge Tim Marcel in the 29tht
                                                       JDC, the Justice & Accountability Center, Southeast
                                                       Louisiana Legal Services, The New Orleans Pro Bono
                                                       Project and Louisiana Appleseed.
                                                   ▪  Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC has joined the 2022
                                                       ATJ Developing Leadership Intern program as a
                                                       sponsor for Loyola College of Law.
                                                   ▪  Two of the 2022 ATJ interns have been selected and the
                                                       selection process is about to finish for the other two
                                                       interns. Program planning is ongoing and the 2022
                                                       schedule is being developed. This year’s program will
                                                       begin on Monday, May 16th and end on Friday, June
                                                       24th.
                                                   ▪  The 2022 ATJ Developing Leadership Intern program
                                                       began on Monday, May 16th with four interns, one from
                                                       each of Louisiana’s four law schools. Interns will spend
                                                       the time with various civil legal aid organizations and
                                                       district judges over the six week internship. This year’s
                                                       sponsors include: Entergy, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart &
                                                       Moore LLC,  LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and
                                                       Phelps Dunbar, LLP.
                                            o  Participate in LSU Apprenticeship Week
                                                The ATJ program participated in the 2019 & 2020 LSU
                                                Apprenticeship week with a course titled Serving the Public and
                                                the Profession. The 2021 LSU Apprenticeship week program
                                                was canceled.
                                                Facilitated course curriculum for 2022 LSU Apprenticeship
                                                Week Program that centered around the spectrum of legal
                                                services available to low income Louisianans. The curriculum
                                                included several practical skills training exercises and client
                                                interview simulations, hands-on training in drafting answers to
                                                legal questions on Free Legal Answers, and completing a draft
                                                SRL petition based on a family law hypothetical. This year’s
                                                program also featured guest speakers: Alainna Mire, Chris
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