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THE 2019-2020 SLPS ROADMAP

A guide to finding the right project for you!

Areas of Law

Lawyering Skills This chart reflects the primary focus of each project, but different or additional skills may be involved.

Regular Weekly Commitments Some SLPS have a regular weekly commitment, but many do not; those that do are listed here.

Estimated Time Commitment Per Semester These time commitments are merely estimates; the work may be less or more than anticipated.

Pro Bono Program

473 Boalt Hall

[email protected]

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/

• Animal Law and Advocacy Animal Law

• Digital Rights Project

• Political and Election Empowerment Project

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

• Berkeley Law & Organizing Collective

• Survivor Advocacy Project

Community Organizing

• Consumer Rights WorkshopConsumer Rights

• Startup Law InitiativeBusiness Law

• Community Restorative Justice Project

• Contra Costa Reentry Project

• Berkeley Police Review Project

• Post-Conviction Advocacy Project

• Prisoner Advocacy Nework

• Reentry Advocacy Project

• Youth Advocacy Project

Criminal Justice

• Disability Rights Project

• Workers' Rights Disability Law ClinicDisability Law

• Environmental Conservation Outreach

• Native American Legal Assistance ProjectEnvironmental Law

• Berkeley Law Organizing Collective

• La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic

• Wage Justice Clinic

• Workers' Rights Clinic

• Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic

Employment & Labor Law

• Native American Legal Assistance Project

Federal Indian Law & Cultural Property

Areas

of Law

• Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project

• International Human Rights Workshop

• Name and Gender Change Workshop

• Reproductive Justice Project


Gender Justice

• Gun Violence Prevention ProjectGun Law & Policy


• Homelessness Service Project

• La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic

• Tenants' Rights Workshop

Housing Law

• Berkeley Immigration Group


• California Asylum Representation Clinic

• East Bay Dreamers Project

• International Refugee Assistance Project

Immigration

• International Human Rights WorkshopInternational Human Rights


• Foster Education Project

• Youth Advocacy Project

Juvenile Justice & Education Law

• Food Justice Project

• Homelessness Service ProjectPublic Benefits

• Legal Automation WorkshopTechnology, Policy & Access to Justice

Areas

of Law

(Conti

nued)

•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project

•Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective

•Berkeley Police Review Project

•California Asylum Representation Clinic

•Consumer Rights Workshop

•Contra Costa Reentry Project

•East Bay Dreamers Project

•Food Justice Project

•Homelessness Service Project

•International Refugee Assistance Project

•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic

•Name and Gender Change Workshop

•Post-Conviction Advocacy Network

•Reentry Advocacy Project

•Startup Law Initiative

•Tenants' Rights Workshop

•Wage Justice Clinic

•Workers’ Rights Clinic

•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic

•Youth Advocacy

•Animal Law and Advocacy

•Berkeley Immigration Group





•Digital Rights Project

•Disability Rights Project

•Environmental Conservation Outreach


•Gun Violence Prevention Project


•International Human Rights Workshop


•Native American Legal Assistance Project

•Political and Election Empowerment Project

•Prisoner Advocacy Network


•Reproductive Justice Project

•Survivor Advocacy Project


•Workers' Rights Clinic


•Youh Advocacy Project



•Berkeley Law and Organizaing Collective









•Foster Education Project


•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic

•Legal Automation Workshop



•Post-Conviction Advocacy Project



•Tenants' Rights Clinic




•Youth Advocacy Project



•Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective













•Community Restorative Justice






Intake & Interviewing

Legal Research & Analysis

Documents, Applications, &

Petitions

Education & Outreach

Potential Oral Advocacy

Opportunities

Lawyering Skills Please note that this chart reflects the primary focus of each project, but different or additional skills may be involved.

•Homelessness Service Project: Monday OR Tuesday evenings 2-3x per month

•Environmental Conservation Outreach: Lunch check-in meetings every other week

Monday

•Consumer Rights Workshop: every other Tuesday evening

•Digitial Rights Project: every other Tuesday 6:00-9:00PM

•Homelessness Service Project: Monday OR Tuesday evenings 2-3x per month

•Political and Election Empowerment Project: 6-7:30pm

•Reproductice Justice Project: 6-9:00pm (every other Tuesday)

•Tenants' Rights Workshop: 5:30-8:30pm

•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic: 5-8:30pm (biweekly)

Tuesday

•Animal Law and Advocacy: biweekly meetings at lunch

•Food Justice Project: every other Wednesday evening 6:00-8:00pmWednesday

•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic: 6 to 9 pm

•Reentry Advocacy Project: 1:30-4:30pm (biweekly on Thurday OR Friday)

•Workers' Rights Clinic: 5:30-8:30pm (biweekly)

Thursday

•Reentry Advocacy Project: 12-3:00pm (biweekly on Thursday OR Friday)

•Wage Justice Clinic: 10:00am-4:00pm

Friday

Regular Weekly Commitments (if any)

Estimated Time Commitment Per Semester

Please note that these time commitments are merely estimates; the work may be less or more than anticipated.

Approx. 12-20 hours/semester

•Animal Law and Advocacy


•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project (students can work more hours)

•Berkeley Law & Organizing Collective


•Community Restorative Justice







•La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic (students can work more hours)




•Survivor Advocacy Project




•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project (students can work fewer hours)





•Gun Violence Prevention Project (students can work fewer hours)

•International Human Rights Workshop

•La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic (students can work fewer hours)

•Legal Automation Workshop



•Reproductive Justice Project

•Tenants' Rights Workshop









Length of Commitment Fall Semester• Animal Law and Advocacy

• Berkeley Immigration Group


• Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective

• Berkeley Police Review Project

• California Asylum Representation Clinic

• Digital Rights Project

• East Bay Dreamers Project

• Environmental Conservation Outreach

• Food Justice Project

• Gun Violence Prevention Project

• Homelessness Service Project

• La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic

• Legal Automation Workshop

• Name and Gender Change Workshop

• Political and Election Empowerment Project

• Reproductive Justice Project

• Wage Justice Clinic

Full Academic Year• Community Restorative

Justice

• Consumer Rights Workshop

• Contra Costa Reentry Project


• Foster Education Project*

• International Human Rights Workshop

• International Refugee Assistance Project

• Native American Legal Assistance Project

• Reentry Advocacy Project


• Startup Law Initiative

• Tenants' Rights Workshop

• Workers’ Rights Clinic

• Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic

• Youth Advocacy Project*

More than one Academic Year• Post-Conviction Advocacy

Project

• Prisoner Advocacy Network

*Students in this project often

continue to work with their clients

beyond one academic year to

provide consistent advocacy and

support. This is encouraged when

possible.