Serve as a panel or community judge for one or more mock trials.

Location of trials: Brigham City, Orem, Roy, Salt Lake Justice Center, West Valley, Ogden, Logan, Matheson Courthouse, Coalville, and Tooele. 

Peer Court is a youth program in which law students will adjudicate, mentor, and mediate for teens in the matter of juvenile offenses.  Law student volunteers will attend courtroom sessions as a Peer Court Advisor to offer advice/guidance as well as review the proceedings.  You may have interaction with parents.  You may be involved in the mediation component of the program.

CASA Volunteers are appointed by the Guardian ad Litem attorney to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. The p rimary responsibilities of a CASA are to: Gather information: Review documents and records, interview the children, family members and professionals in their lives. Document Findings: Provide written reports to the GAL attorney in preparation for all court proceedings. Appear in/Attend Court: Advocate for the child's best interests and provide testimony when necessary. Recommend Services: Ensure that the children are receiving appropriate services by keeping the GAL informed of any needs currently not being addressed. Bring concerns about the child’s health, education, mental health, etc. to the GALs immediate attention. Monitor Case Plans and Court Orders: Assist the Guardian by reporting any deviation from what the court has ordered for the life of the case. Keep the Guardian ad Litem Informed: Update the GAL on developments with all participating agencies and family members. Visit with the Child: Maintain a consistent and regular visiting schedule with the child. Help the child understand the court proceedings.

See PBI Office if you are interested

We use tax time as an opportunity to work with low-income families in many capacities. This includes free tax preparation, saving families an average of $200, we make sure that families get the credits they have earned, and lastly we make sure that families are aware of asset formation programs that truly create a path out of poverty. HOW CAN YOU HELP? Now more than ever families are searching for ways to improve and change their financial future. Financial education is no longer enough and families are searching for better solutions. By becoming a Tax Preparer, Financial Support Volunteer, or Greeter - you can be that solution. WONDERING WHAT TO EXPECT? Earn it. Keep it. Save it. works with you to give you the skills and tools necessary to have a successful volunteer experience. Here are just a few things that will come your way. • Orientation: This will take you through the entire program so that you can understand how it works from start to finish. This is usually where you will meet the Regional Coordinator in your area who can answer any specific questions you might have. • Training: This will prepare you with a framework for helping and propelling clients into better financial futures. Depending on your interest you will have a tailored training. • Tax Time Begins: Once you have gone through training you will be assigned to a site in a geographic region of your choice. This will be the place where you will volunteer weekly. • Time: We like to be flexible with our volunteers and only require a minimum of 3 hours a week, plus tax season is only from January to April! • Make a difference: With the average income of $18,000 these hardworking families are desperately in search of financial solutions and you can be a part of that change.

The Utah Autism Coalition and Autism Speaks is looking for law students to do policy research and other projects related to 2012 proposed legislation to reform Utah insurance to mandate coverage of medical treatment for kids with Autism.  Great opportunity for those interested in policy and the legislative process.  Our VP of Policy Research could use 2-3 interns to assist with policy research on both the bill and also provider licensure requirements in Utah and other states.  Our VP of Grassroots Directives could use 2-3 interns to assist with converting legal information into training materials for our core group of 100 grassroots advocates that will rotate daily on Capitol Hill throughout the legislative session.  We also need 1-2 interns to assist Rep Menlove with legislative meetings and requests for information during the session. 

A seasoned attorney requires research assistance on her fraud case.  She has a disability and would like a law student to assist her with research.  She needs assistance with putting together some basic interrogatories. 

See PBI office for further details.

Fall 2011 GAL Training for 2 & 3L’s:

October 4:  Intro to PGAL Appointment Process, Role & Duties

October 11:  Children Exposed to Abusive/Controlling Behaviors

October 18:  Interviewing & Interacting with Child Clients

October 25:  Best Interests of the Child: Criteria & Evidence

Contact PBI Office to sign up.  This placement is only for 2 & 3L's. 

Working with the Pro Bono Director on various projects.  Recruiting volunteer attorneys, assisting pro se clients, website updates, spotlights, editing CLE trainings, work on the Park City Clinic, assist in planning legal events, etc.

The Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic (UCVLC) provides free legal representation to crime victims when victim’ rights issues are at stake. The Legal Clinic is available to serve victims of all types of crime and has a statewide focus. Our three main goals are: 1) to provide free legal s! ervices to crime victims in criminal district, justice, juvenile and appellate courts; 2) to recruit and train a roster of pro bono attorneys and law students to provide legal services to victims; and 3) to provide education to criminal justice professionals on victims’ rights.

As a non-profit we rely on assistance from law students to help us and our clients. Our law student volunteers are often the first contact a client has with our office and often becomes a resource for the client. Volunteer law students spend a lot of time in court, observing other cases, explaining the process to crime victims and offering support. Additionally, we include our law student volunteers in every possible meeting with clients and other agencies. Because we are a statewide organization, there are often times we travel to hearings and meetings and interns are always welcome to travel with us.

UCVLC has four staff attorneys to assist our interns with questions and training. In addition to the criminal cases we work on, we represent victims in civil stalking injunction and protective order cases. We encourage our 3L volunteer law students to assist and appear on one of these cases under the 3L practice rule. We also appear on misdemeanor cases and encourage 3L interns to appear and represent our clients there.

The Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (RMIC) works to correct and prevent the conviction of innocent people in Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming. RMIC has unique volunteer opportunities for law students in 3 basic categories: Students to assist with Spanish-speaking prisoners (both correspondence and in-person investigative interviews at the prison and in the community).

Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake City maintains a pro se clinic in Room W-15 (Matheson Courthouse) to assist individuals in family law matters. Clinic staff does not give any legal advice, but will provide information about the legal process & provide legal forms.

In Room W-15 Monday - Friday: 9 am - 1 pm or 1 pm - 5 pm

Teach American civics and basic English at a weekly citizenship class to refugees and immigrants preparing for the USCIS naturalization exam. Complete outreach projects to inform potential attendees of the citizenship class.

Contact: Abby Dizon-Maughan, 3L

The NAACP Salt Lake Branch receives complaints from individuals residing in the Salt Lake County area. Complaints are in the areas of: employment, housing, schools, etc. Usually 3 hours a week (reading/evaluating) complaints. Must follow up with recommendations.

Those who sign up to assist the NAACP will receive a complimentary one year membership.

Need law student volunteers to assist at a pro se legal clinic being held in Layton. 1st & 3rd Thursdays of every month from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Students will assist in interviewing, drafting pro se legal pleadings, and assisting onsite volunteer attorneys in working to provide legal solutions to pro se litigants. Kick off date is Thursday, May 9, 2011.

6 pm - 8:00 pm

2984 N. Hillfield Road, Layton Utah

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Tribal Land, Family Claim issues, etc.

Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Location: Indian Walk-In Center (120 West 1300 South in Salt Lake City)

Bankruptcy, collections, credit issues

Contact the PBI Office

LGBT Employment, Estate Planning & Family Law Issues.

The Legal Clinic runs on the 2nd Thursday of every month and is located at the Utah AIDS Foundation 1408 South and 1100 East.

Immigration Legal Issues

Students assist attorneys represent clients with small claims, collections, employment, discrimination, and consumer matters. Students may be required to do additional follow-up with clients. May include: writing a letter on behalf of client, representing client in small claims court or in administrative hearings, proceedings, and investigating claims.

Family Law Issues

6 pm - 8 pm

450 South State Street at the Matheson Courthouse in Room W 19

Law students will assist by providing intakes and looking over documents. All under the onsite supervision of volunteer attorneys. General legal questions & criminal issues.

500 South 600/700 West

Giving free legal advice to the homeless at the St. Vincent center. The attorney also takes on some cases for low or no fee. Extra research may be required, but can be conducted at school or home.

437 West 200 South

An attorney is assisting Sudanese orphans in Cairo, Egypt that need a refugee petition to be filed with the UN High Commission on refugees in Egypt, as well as any other documents needed by the US Embassy in Cairo.  

Client is a national of Sierra Leone in deportation proceeding. In Sierra Leone he was severely persecuted by the government for his peaceful political activities promoting democracy.

Looking for a 2 or 3L who is interested in the practice of Immigration Law. Student will be required to do research on the effect that criminal convictions have on an individual’s eligibility to naturalize to a U.S. Citizen. Student will also be required to assist client with filling out application for citizenship, and draft a cover letter addressing key issues of eligibility that will ultimately be filed with the naturalization packet and sent out to USCIS for adjudication. Student will need to have transportation available to them.

Needs a Spanish-speaking law student who will assist with a charge of discrimination at the Labor Commission.

Need a student to help draft a letter and complaint under an OSHA whistleblower statute.

Pro bono work.

Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center ("FUAC") policy for Board Members and staff. Part 1 of the project would be to draft an ethics policy for Board Members and staff. Part 2 of the project would be to review FUAC's fundraising procedures to confirm whether it is in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Young mother has two significant family law issues: (1) in custody fight with out-of-state natural father, and (2) needs annulment/divorce from current spouse.

Assist on a pro bono divorce case.

Sudanese Refugee Work 1 ) Assist Sudanese Refugees defendant in minor criminal cases 2 ) Assist Sudanese non-profit entities 3 ) Assist Sudanese with immigration petitions.

Should have interest in low-income/non-profit work.