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PAY IT FORWARD

COMMUNITY & PRO BONO PROGRAMS

You can join the army of legal professionals giving back to the community and start making a difference today. No
matter what your level of experience, schedule or interest, we have a menu of opportunities to engage you.

The 3Rs & 3Rs+: Cleveland Mock Trial & Ohio Mock Pro Se Divorce Clinics
Rights • Responsibilities • Realities Trial Competitions Volunteers guide eligible (screened by Legal Aid)
Volunteers provide law- and career-related education Volunteer attorneys and law students coach high school participants through paperwork and process of
to students in Cleveland and East Cleveland high students to complete before volunteer judicial panelists securing a simple divorce pro se.
schools. Working in teams, volunteers deliver six in the spring for the Cleveland Mock Trial. Volunteers
interactive lessons on the U.S. Constitution and career serve on judicial panels to hear and score presentations Volunteer Schedule: 3rd Friday monthly unless
counseling based on a prepared curriculum. The 3Rs+ for the Ohio Mock Trial Competition in late winter. otherwise noted. CleMetroBar.org/ProSeDivorce
expands on the program to provide students with
opportunities for field trips, shadowing, post-high Volunteer Schedule: Cleveland Competition DIVORCE CLINICS
school college prep, and more. coaching Feb.–April 2020, Competition in May; Ohio
Competition judging Jan. 17 and Feb. 7, 2020
Volunteer Schedule: Oct. 2019 – May 2020 Speakers Bureau
(typically one classroom visit per month) CleMetroBar.org/ClevelandMockTrial Members of the public request speakers on a
CleMetroBar.org/3Rs HIGH SCHOOL and CleMetroBar.org/OhioMockTrial vast array of legal topics. Volunteers provide free
presentations.
MOCK TRIAL COMPETITIONS
Justice For All (JFA) Volunteer Schedule:
The Justice For All programs of the CMBA offer As needed throughout the year.
Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project volunteers a true variety of opportunities to give back SPEAKERS CleMetroBar.org/Speakers
Volunteers receive training and support to assist to their community, with such an extensive range of BUREAU
qualified, low-income individuals going through a commitment levels and experience requirements
personal bankruptcy in partnership with the Legal that everyone — attorneys, judges, law students,
Aid Society of Cleveland. paralegals, and other legal professionals — can find Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)
something to match their interests and availability. The VLA helps artists by providing pro bono
Volunteer Schedule: Ongoing throughout the year. assistance and advice for legal issues faced by
CleMetroBar.org/Bankruptcy For more about volunteering, artists and art organizations, and by presenting a
BANKRUPTCY please visit CleMetroBar.org/ series of free law-related education events held in
PRO BONO PROJECT VolunteerNow or call Cleveland’s many unique art venues.
& BY-PASS PROGRAM
(216) 696- 3525.
Volunteer Schedule:
Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Committee meets
Program (CHLAP) Reach Out: Legal monthly, other services
Volunteers can provide service in two ways: Assistance for Nonprofits TBD throughout the year.
(1) providing brief advice and counsel at intake Reach Out seminars held quarterly feature free CleMetroBar.org/VLA
sessions at homeless shelters and social service presentations on the law for both nonprofit leaders
providers, or (2) providing follow-up service on and volunteer attorneys, followed by brief advice Your generous support makes these program
legal matters needing further attention. sessions. Volunteers assist by presenting at clinics, possible. Jump in today by making a donation
participating in teams at brief advice sessions, and/ to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation
Volunteer Schedule: or agreeing to take on further representation as (CleMetroBar.org/Foundation) or by volunteering
Sessions scheduled regularly needed. In partnership with the Association of (CleMetroBar.org/VolunteerNow). Call (216) 696-
throughout the year. CLEVELAND HOMELESS LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Corporate Counsel, Northeast Ohio and the Federal 3525 for more information.
CLEVELAND HOMELESS LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CleMetroBar.org/CHLAP CHLAP Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter.

Volunteer Schedule: Sept.
12, Oct. 24 & Nov. 7 2019;
2020 seminar dates TBD.
CleMetroBar.org/ReachOut

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