VLP Advocates

Law students volunteer with the Pima County Volunteer Lawyers Program in the Domestic Relations Clinics, the Child Support Calculation Clinic and the Bankruptcy Clinic. Students work directly with clients under the supervision of VLP lawyers. As VLP Advocates, students receive hands-on experience and interaction with lawyers who do pro bono work, and they help VLP better serve its clients. For more information, contact the College of Law Community Service Board or Martha Fenn, Coordinator of Special Projects (621-1166)

Justice Project

Student volunteers team up with criminal defense lawyers and work on cases where it has been determined that there has been a miscarriage of justice. For more information, contact Professor Andy Silverman (621-1975)

Pro-Bono Appellate Project

Law students work on real appellate cases from the 9th Circuit of Appeals. Students brief cases and travel to San Francisco in groups of 2 - 3 to argue in front of the Federal Court of Appeals. For more information, contact Dr. Jordan-Curtis, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (621-8602)

Courts-R-Us

Law students participate in a program that gives high school students from low-income families an opportunity to work in the legal field during the summer. Law students volunteer to serve as role models for the high school students; train and match mentors who are professionals from the legal field with the high school students; and help to introduce the high school students to different aspects of legal education by giving them a tour of the law school and planning other activities. For more information, contact Dr. Jordan-Curtis, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (621-8602)

Teen Court

Law students participate in a program to prevent middle and high school students from entering the juvenile justice system. Law students train high school students to be judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys for their own in school court. The court handles cases of students who have broken school rules. Law students also assist teachers with the development of the program and mentor students. For more information, contact Dr. Jordan-Curtis, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (621-8602)

Tucson Indian Center Legal Referral Clinic (STUDENT-RUN)

The Native American Law Students Association runs the Legal Referral Program at the Tucson Indian Center. Students provide referral services to people on a walk-in basis 3 days a week.

National Lawyers Guild Community Legal Referral Clinics (STUDENT-RUN)

The student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild runs legal referral clinics that serve people in need at 4 or 5 locations in the community (Casa Maria, Primavera Men's Shelter, others). Students meet with people who have questions and need information about how to access the legal system. Clinics meet weekly.