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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
 Foster law student engagement in civil legal aid;
 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,
th
June 19 . Adams and Reese, L.L.P.; Baker, Donelson,
th
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.
 Participate in LSU Apprenticeship Week
The ATJ program participated for the first time in the 2019 LSU
Apprenticeship week with a course titled Serving the Public and
the Profession. We plan to participate again in January 2020.
The ATJ Staff will conduct a course for the LSU Apprentice
week. (Jan 6-10, 2020)
Due to COVID-19, LSU Apprenticeship Week 2020 has been
cancelled.
 Coordinate outreach on children’s and disability law job
opportunities

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